As an English teacher and writer, I've struggled with my son's apathy toward reading. Here's how I've gotten him interested.

• I've been an English teacher for years and have helped plenty of students learn to love reading.
• However, my son has never been all that interested in books.
• I don't force him to read, I buy books about his interests, and we read together at night.

I've been a secondary English teacher since my son was 5. Many of my students come to me loathing reading and writing, but I take the one school year I have with them to try to show them that maybe they just haven't found the right book. I really do believe that there are stories out there for everyone.