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Teaching With Harry Potter: Essays on Classroom Wizardry from Elementary School to College
Teaching With Harry Potter Essays on Classroom Wizardry from Elementary School to College Author:Valerie Estelle Frankel The Harry Potter phenomenon created a surge in reading with a lasting effect on all areas of culture, especially education. Today, teachers across the world are harnessing the power of the series to teach history, gender studies, chemistry, religion, philosophy, sociology, architecture, Latin, medieval studies, astronomy, SAT skills, and much mo... more »re. These essays discuss the diverse educational possibilities of J.K. Rowling's books. Teachers of younger students use Harry and Hermione to encourage kids with disabilities or show girls the power of being brainy scientists. Students are reading fanfiction.« less