Teaching Shannon part53
have been able to answer all or at least most of those questions.”
For the first time she spoke. “I did read them,” she whined,
and tears came to her eyes, “I did.”
I hesitated. I knew that this problem was not really her fault;
she had never been taught to read properly. I had known it from the
beginning, but had seen no chance of teaching her until she understood
the consequences of refusing to learn.
“Look, Shannon, I’m going to tell you something.” I waited for
her to look at me before continuing. “History is a *story*. Just like
_Huck Finn_, just like a soap opera. You don’t memorize the parts;
you remember the whole thing, and then you can’t help but remember
the parts. Do you have any trouble remembering the characters from
…End of the part53. To be continued..