Fall 2025      Volume 53, Number 4


Structured, Scripted, and Erased: An Invitation to Recast the Science to Cultivate the Humanity of Readers
By Michael J. Young

Document: Article  

Introductory Paragraph:  As the teaching exodus continues to grow, this article examines the polic(y)ing of teaching practice as a contributor to the exodus. Contextualized by top-down federal, state, and local school reforms, including implementation of policies that seemingly limit teacher practice in the name of science, the author invites teachers to recast the science in ways that cultivate the humanity of reading and readers in trust and in joy.

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.33600/IRCJ.53.4.2025.11

Page Numbers:   11-17

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