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A Novel Burden

One former English teacher's view on the problem with reading novels in school

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Holly Korbey
Nov 15, 2024
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Very excited to share The Bell Ringer’s first guest essay! 

We’ve got a banger today from Cafeteria Duty, a high school administrator in the U.S. who writes one of my favorite Substacks (CD’s post “Is Teaching Novels Even Worth It?”, which was also published at The Grade, is a personal favorite). 

After my recent essay on k-12 students reading fewer books…

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