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Hamlet53 · 03-25-2011, 03:16 PM

I also think setting a numerical goal is foolish. There is already to much emphasis on numerical goals, standardized testing, and test scores in education already. That and saying something like “read 50 books a year” would have unintended consequences. So say in high school reading 10 short (~150 page) fluff novels, would be 10 times better than reading Lord of the Rings?

03-25-2011, 03:16 PM	#4
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	I also think setting a numerical goal is foolish. There is already to much emphasis on numerical goals, standardized testing, and test scores in education already. That and saying something like “read 50 books a year” would have unintended consequences. So say in high school reading 10 short (~150 page) fluff novels, would be 10 times better than reading Lord of the Rings?