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Originally Posted by Overread  you raise an important point Lith - too many students are given "classics" and told to read them - so part of the fun is gone - and they are then not intoduced to the book in the correct way - the book is read to get grades and that is what the teacher teaches in many cases, a failing if you ask me.
(I know I could not stand the "assinged" books - never any fantasy tales!!) |
Oh, indeed. Lots of literature teachers out there have a great deal to answer for.... In the hands of a good one, such a course can be a joy and turn kids on to reading in droves. In the hands of the mediocre (let alone the rotten)... it poisons the well perhaps forever....