…providing students with the space to pursue an interesting train of thought while attempting to maintain established boundaries for interpreting the text, sets the stage for Hassenfeld’s exploration of the complexity of literacy, interpretation, and teaching. The book is an account of Hassenfeld’s research, but the narrative approach is particularly accessible, moving through a year of teaching at a K-8 Jewish Day School with a skillful blend of theoretical discussions, personal reflections, and classroom accounts.
