He too quickly dismisses the idea of reading on his own to find meaning and think critically about a book. For him, Graff states that "it was through exposure to such critical reading and discussion over a period of time that I came to capture the literary passion." (26) While this may have worked for Graff, not all students will “experience a personal reaction” (27) through the use of critical discussion. The solution to this seems to be not to give answers or to idly read the assigned things to find meaning in the text. The student needs a healthy mix of assigned readings and help in the classroom. This is vital to a student's education. He must be challenged to draw conclusions on his own, but also not left in the dark when he didn't get what was asked of him. However, these “wrong answers” provided by the student should not be discouraged so quickly
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