I think in any case you are teaching English, it should always be the goal of the teacher to keep things interesting, fun, and informative. If a teacher can relate an assignment, or discussion to things the students may be familiar with (what's going on in the world, their personal lives, on tv, etc), then they will probably grasp the material even better.
What I liked about this article was just that. It talked a lot of different literacy approaches to try in the classroom. For instance, in the case of the high school teacher, Kyle Krol, he talks about teaching diversity and how it is something that he is passionate about, and has a lot of knowledge about, but according to the state standards, it is hard to find where that would fit. I think that teachers need some liberties in what and how they teach, especially when there is a topic that maybe isn't widely acknowledged by the state.
With that, he was trying to maybe connect or relate to the students. Sometimes those standards don't always meet the needs to of the students. As a future teacher, I know I will have students who don't fit the perfect student mold, and will have to think outside the box in how to get their standards met. I think being familiar with the standards, and maybe approaching them in a very generic setting may be the best thing.
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