Comentarios en: An incursion in my life

Por: miguelgarciamoreno

miguelgarciamoreno — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:18:15 +0000

Hi guys! Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post and reflect about it. There is one thing I really like, it is listening to others opinions, this way I can have more ideas or even get to some conclusions.
At least, now I know some people that think a little bit like me and will try to do the things as good as they can, thinking about them learning in their childhood and trying to improve what they have lived.
Keep on sharing opinions!

Por: JaimeMartinez

JaimeMartinez — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 10:22:01 +0000

Hi Miguel Ángel!
I totally agree with you and with Carolina about reading and the experience that you can live if you read what you like.
As you, I didn’t like reading at school because I remember to have a big folder with 4 books that the publisher house of the language book makes me buy with the book, and I have to read them in the following 9 months and I was thinking about why I have to read those books and no others I can choose.
It is true that we have to make students read at early ages, because they have to develop their reading skill, but maybe we can do it better if they read what they want instead of what a group of psychologists or pedagogues from a publisher house said.
For that reason, I agree with you about offer a list of books to our students so they can choose the books they like to read, and don’t create on them a feeling of “I have to read at least 10 books, and if I don’t do it, I fail the subject”.

Por: Carolina Buil

Carolina Buil — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:30:19 +0000

Hi Miguel Ángel!

I totally agree with you. Reading can make people live different experiences that cannot be lived in the real world.

In my opinion, books develop creativity because we have to imagine every situation, people or description books offer. If two people are reading the same book and you ask them about the pictures they have imagined, I’m sure both have different representations of the same description. That’s why I hate films taken from novels. You don’t need to imagine anything since the film gives you everything.

Coming back to the subject, reading is something people used to hate, but it gives us the opportunity to learn new vocabulary, develop our creativity, be involved in the magic world of literature, open our mental schemes or know more about different cultures.

However, teachers tend to give to students some compulsory books. But…what is the problem? People like you, Miguel, don’t like reading books and prefer reading comics, articles or maybe magazines. Why do you have to read books?

As future teachers and from my point of view, we have to let the students choosing the material they prefer to read. It doesn’t mind the resource they use, the important aspect is reading something they/we like. That way, reading is not going to be a difficult or boring task, but is going to be a really interesting and enjoyable affair.