Steve Wolk wrote this article to explore what students are reading and the impact it is having on students' reluctance to read. Wolks first highlights the idea that the books that students read are still the same from the ones their parents read 30 years ago. He makes the agreement that the material does not simulate current day problems, leading to disengaged readers within the student population. He points out the lack of cultural relevance, diversity, and varied text within today's classrooms. Wolk promotes the use of current news articles, literacy magazines, graphic novels, and many other types of material that would be engaging for students (pg 8). Wolk wraps up the article by encouraging teachers to understand that reading is a lifelong endeavor and the way you choose to teach them can have a positive or negative impact on that endeavor.