"The Perils of Teaching the Books We Love"

As I was looking over one of the blogs that I follow, huffenglish.com, I came across a post called "The Perils of Teaching the Books We Love." I thought it was really interesting since I too have experienced the disappointment of recommending a favorite book to a friend and them not liking it or appreciating it as I do. However, I think that as an English teacher this is just something that we need to be prepared for. Because lets be honest, what kind of a world would it be if everyone had unhealthy obsessions with Chaim Potok? I think our job is to share our enthusiasm and try to cultivate appreciation and understanding of good literature. And I'm not talking about Twilight.