That’s Why We Do It

There’s a gorgeous commentary from Meryl Ironson in the November 14th Education Week on the power of reading aloud to kids. It’s not only about what we do, but why we do it, and it’s a brilliant classroom artifact. Beautifully written, too:

The air was thick with the scent of rubber erasers, recently dittoed paper, and pencil shavings. Although each paint-chipped window across the wall was raised halfway, the room was warm. The morning heat had already filtered in so heavily that droplets of perspiration formed on the upper lips of at least three of the children at my table. No one moved. It was time.

You can read the whole thing at the link above.