Tag Archives: pedagogy

To Teach Empathy, Turn to Lit

By Robin Bates | Published: September 16, 2020

Literature is a powerful way to teach empathy–but do so, literature must be taught in different ways than many teachers do.

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By Robin Bates | Published: March 1, 2020

To teach kids to love reading, start with actual books, not special reading activities. And let them choose their books and let them read in class.

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By Robin Bates | Published: January 18, 2016

Tom Layman’s “The Students” is a humorous poem but, in the end, mean-spirited. It also lets the teacher off the hook.

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By Robin Bates | Published: December 16, 2013

Literary criticism can be a form of autobiography. Knowing that can improve our teaching.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 29, 2013

The “so what” question is vital if students are to make their responses to literature real.