Joe's Journal

       1.       I disagree with the statements made against children’s and young adult literature. The two I agree with most are “No one around here knows anything about it. If it was really worth knowing, we’d have heard about it.”, and “Children’s and young adult literature has no permanence. Something is popular today and something else is tomorrow.” In my opinion, both of these arguments are very flawed. Every great book was once unknown to the masses at some point. The great books used in classrooms across the country all had to be introduced to teachers, school boards, and administrators at some point.   The Graveyard Book   by Neil Gaiman can be the next great book introduced to our school’s curriculum. The book is a Newberry Medal winner with a great plot, numerous exciting characters, and many of the literary elements that should be taught to students. The book is a great read that students will love, and I am sure all of y...

 To become and adult, you must first pass the rite of passage. The rite of passage contains three tasks that must be completed on your own in order to enter into adulthood. The tasks are as follows. 1. Make a doctor appointment on your own. Adults have to make their own doctor appointments, simple as that. If adults are ill or need to see a doctor they have to figure out how to do that on their own. A key component to this task is knowing where your health insurance card is. One simple rule must be followed while completing this task: No calling your parents for help. 2. Get a job and pay some bills . Unfortunately, adults have bills to pay and therefore must have money. Time to get a job so you have money for the bills. Fill out some applications, go to some interviews, and land a job. Doesn't need to be a dream job, any old job will do. To complete this task, you need to get that hard earned pay check and then turn around and put the money towards bills when you would much rather...