If
not over done, I think that pop culture can be a useful and fun learning tool
for teacher librarians. In our class discussion we often talked about award
winners, multicultural books and well know "teacher" books that we
have used or recommended using. Indeed we read about integrated the arts across
the curriculum using literature and why to use trade books and text books.
Surely some of the same principles can be applied in popular culture. Friese
questions with Disney books, etc.should in fact be included in the library and
what purpose do they serve? (Friese 2). This is a library programming question
as well as library collection question.
The
article highlights the importance of reading even if it is light reading. Perhaps
connecting with struggling readers via pop culture books is in fact a good
thing. Hooking students is key!
Works
Cited:
Friese,
Elizabeth E.G. "Popular Culture in the School Llibrary: Enhancing Literacies Traditional and New."
School Libraries Worldwide 14.2 (2008):
n. pag. Web. http://asselindoiron.pbworks.com/f/14_2friese.pdf
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