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When I was in high school (from 14-17 years ago), I was in college prep and AP English classes. My teachers really poo-pooed the YA of the day (think VC Andrews) and because I was something of a literary snob at the time, I followed my teachers' leads and read only classics all the while shunning YA.
Sad, huh?
Anyway, I would have thought that attitudes had changed. In fact, when I was in college studying to be an English teacher myself, many of my profs reported teaching YA along side the classics. It was actually in college that I really got into YA lit. And of course, now I adore it! (I didn't go on to teach English, otherwise I guess I'd know the answer to my question!)
I've recently talked to a couple English teachers (not much older than I), and they most definitely don't teach or read YA and, in fact, see it as lesser, much like my English teachers so long ago. They do both teach advanced classes, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
What do you think?
Sad, huh?
Anyway, I would have thought that attitudes had changed. In fact, when I was in college studying to be an English teacher myself, many of my profs reported teaching YA along side the classics. It was actually in college that I really got into YA lit. And of course, now I adore it! (I didn't go on to teach English, otherwise I guess I'd know the answer to my question!)
I've recently talked to a couple English teachers (not much older than I), and they most definitely don't teach or read YA and, in fact, see it as lesser, much like my English teachers so long ago. They do both teach advanced classes, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
What do you think?