By Ashley Ball
News 3 On Your Side
Today David Young is teaching his class about conscious, and he is doing it through the words of Mark Twain. Mr. Young is teaching these gifted sixth graders to read between the lines- a challenge to become an active part of the story.News 3 On Your Side
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Stumble It!Mr. Young’s goal is to make classic literature come alive. He says literature is not always just a nice story to read, but that authors really have teaching points hidden in their words.
However, Mr. Young hasn’t forgotten about the basics. Sixth grader Jacob Fuller admits that today his vocabulary quiz was on his mind.
If you ask these 6th graders if they liked literature before Mr. Young's class, you can guess their answer, but after some time in Mr. Young’s class they seem to be changing their tune. And that is why David Young is our Golden Apple of the Week.
