As Long As They Are Reading | Bright Classroom Ideas

I am coming up on the end of my third year as a librarian and ending my eighth year in education. While I have nowhere near the years’ experience as many of my fellow educators (or the teachers and librarians I worship on social media), I have noticed one glaring thing that stands out: there is still not a lot of freedom for students to choose what they read.

Students are often put into “molds” either based on their age, reading level or level of education they are on. In that mold, students can only read a book that fits that mold. High…