i think that you are having us read one of these books because they all have to deal with education/pedagogy. reading one of these books will help us gain perspective on teaching and help boost our literacy skills at the same time. these books, like this class, will help us to get a better idea of what really goes on in any subjects classroom. literacy truly is a vital component of any field, which i am beginning to learn. at first i wondered why the art and PE majors had to take this class but now it makes sense. the project that goes along with the project will force us to think critically. we were not just assigned a book report that we could bs the night before, but a group assignment that requires us to show you an understanding of the material. another reason i think you are assigning this is that i would have been suprised if i got out without having to read a book in a class titled READ haha. all in all i think this is just another step to get us to prepare for life outside of college, and teaching in the classroom.