Came across this New York Times story (via LISnews), on how a Middle School teacher in the USA, Ms. Lorrie McNeill, allows her students to choose their own books for their literature class. Subsequently her students have to discuss the books with their teachers and peers, and also have to keep detailed journals about their reading.This quote from the NYT article sums up the rationale of such an approach:"... assigning books leaves many children bored or unable to understand the texts....
