I'm very glad to hear everyone seems to be having very good experiences with their practicum teaching. I am actually starting to feel a lot more prepared for teaching all thanks to the things I am learning from this class and my field experience. This weeks reading seems to have had the same affect on everyone. I think it is so important to be prepared to answer questions that students might ask about "why" they are reading certain things. I was impressed that Joseph said he was able to incorporate this in his lesson by showing the students the social class implications that The Great Gatsby had. Unfortunately I dont feel like I did very good at this in my lesson. Students should be able to begin reading a text with an idea of what they are going to get out of it before they even begin. This motivates the students to continue reading, even when they might get frustrated. I don't want to just force my students to read, I want to inspire them to like to read. I think this is the point of teaching English!