Critical Theory Today

I just finished reading chapter one in critical theory today and the quote on page one that Valerie quoted rings true for me. I am supposed to be a teacher in two and a half short years. If I can't understand theories how am I supposed to teach them to my students? If I fail I will be failing more than just my knowledge, I will be failing my future students as well. The second part is that I love to read literature. I have loved reading ever since I was a child and my mom used to read to me. It is probably the main reason I am going to be a English teacher is so I can share that love with others. I feel like if I have to analyze everything I read I will love it less and look at it more like a job instead of fun. Then again when I learned to critically analyze the media, watching TV did not become less fun so I am sure it is the same with this. This is just all new to me because I was not taught theories in high school, I get to learn them for the first time now.