AJ
Amy Jo Cousins
@ajcousins.bsky.social
Queer romance author. Obsessive book buyer. Slow runner. Bad influence. She/her, bi. Rep'd by Handspun Literary Agency. Volunteer Child Advocate for detained kiddos.
1.6k followers1.3k following5.8k posts
"[H.] doesn't acknowledge that culturally, we do not value reading.We ban books, scrutinize classroom libraries, demonize librarians & demoralize teachers.We pay lip service to the importance of literacy, but we don’t make space for the curiosity & joy that are the foundations of lifelong literacy."
I saw that "why aren't the youths reading?" Atlantic article re-shared 8 gazillion times in the last week. Here's a response from the English teacher interviewed in the article: "The Atlantic Did Me Dirty." cmsthomas.substack.com/p/the-atlant...
The Atlantic Did Me Dirty
Early this summer I was interviewed by Rose Horowitch, an editor for The Atlantic. She told me that she had heard from a university professor that incoming students were struggling to keep up with the...
AJ
Amy Jo Cousins
@ajcousins.bsky.social
Queer romance author. Obsessive book buyer. Slow runner. Bad influence. She/her, bi. Rep'd by Handspun Literary Agency. Volunteer Child Advocate for detained kiddos.
1.6k followers1.3k following5.8k posts