Reading Right Past Each Other: Divergent Faculty and Student Perspectives on Texts
One of Gary Larson’s better-known Far Side cartoons features a dog owner scolding his pet, Ginger. In the first pane, the human shouts, “Okay, Ginger, I’ve had it! You stay out of the garbage! Understand Ginger?” The next pane illustrates what the canine hears: “blah blah GINGER blah blah blah blah GINGER.” That’s funny, but…