Great Books Foundation
2008 Great Teachers Talk About Junior Great Books

Voices from the Classroom

Amy Freeman
Kaye Gilbert

"My sixth-grade class read “End of the Game” (Series 7) and wow, did it stretch them! They started with “This is a stupid story,” to “This is confusing!” to “Actually, this is sort of cool,” to “Wow! This is really “tragic”,” to “What do you think makes this tragic?”  We were off to the races with two days of discussion!"—Amy Freeman, gifted education specialist, Gavilan Peak Elementary School, Anthem, AZ

"Junior Great Books makes students think, question, reason, and analyze. I had the same student for two years and I'm very proud of how far they've come with the help of Junior Great Books."—Kaye Gilbert, fourth-grade teacher, Fruitdale Elementary School, Grants Pass, OR

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