Whether Mark Edmundson or others alike him realize it, teachers are still going to teach through their critical lens. It is something that is going to be impossible for anyone to change. Edmundson even applies his critical lens to the schools of criticism that he does not agree with. For example, he states “By a reading, I mean the application of an analytical vocabulary- Marx’s, Freud’s, Foucault’s, Derrida’s, or whoever’s- to describe and to judge a work of literary art” (1). Using the formalist school of criticism, he is trying to denounce the importance of intertextual school of criticism. He does not want people to criticize reading, but it is still a part of the education system, and that it would be extremely hard to change. Teaching to add a critical lens when reading is essential in schools. The teachers influence on a young student’s growth is key, because they are now able to share different perspectives based on the critical lens concept they are
Whether Mark Edmundson or others alike him realize it, teachers are still going to teach through their critical lens. It is something that is going to be impossible for anyone to change. Edmundson even applies his critical lens to the schools of criticism that he does not agree with. For example, he states “By a reading, I mean the application of an analytical vocabulary- Marx’s, Freud’s, Foucault’s, Derrida’s, or whoever’s- to describe and to judge a work of literary art” (1). Using the formalist school of criticism, he is trying to denounce the importance of intertextual school of criticism. He does not want people to criticize reading, but it is still a part of the education system, and that it would be extremely hard to change. Teaching to add a critical lens when reading is essential in schools. The teachers influence on a young student’s growth is key, because they are now able to share different perspectives based on the critical lens concept they are