You should always be ready to see what’s fucked. But my students don’t like it.
The author is stating that grown ups and today's youth are divided in their thought process when it comes to literature. Students aren't as engaged in noticing and identifying certain aspects of literature and would rather just get the job done as quickly as possible.
Then, I want them to notice what a powerful tool literature is, to understand that without it we can’t know ourselves or the society we live in.
the author is stating that the world of literature isn't just a bunch of a books but a way to connect to each other and today's world. It's a way to challenge oneself and ensure that the reader is truly thinking comprehensively instead of just accepting the words on the page as they are.
And, finally, how to notice that a text is doing something
finally realizing that the text isn't just words on a paper
Asking universities to stop making it easy for students to gain entrance, and making it easy for them to pass, is like asking Coca-Cola to slow down its sales.
everything in today's world is solely based on making money and ensuring that corporations or in this case, institutions continue to grow.
What have my students learned? Perhaps not much. Several of them fail every semester: some resist every line of questioning in tutorials, telling me over and over again that they see nothing in the texts I’m reading with them.
He sees that students today are not only barely doing any work but are barely questioning the meaning of things. I personally disagree i believe that we aren't concentrating on the right curriculum and we should have more eye opening experiences in our reading.