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Originally Posted by crich70
We didn't have that kind of thing where I grew up, but we did have a good reading program through the local public library. You set a goal for yourself for summer time reading and got a nice certificate if you managed to make your goal. I always went over. Might have been other things along with the certificate like a party or something I guess but I really don't remember.
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When I was in elementary school and junior high school, I was eligible for a summer reading program at my local library.
We were given a paper sheet with blank circles and we'd get a sticker for each book we checked out at the library and read. I'd run out of circles in the first few weeks, and line up the rest of my stickers on the back of the certificate.
BTW - I love "The Scarlet Letter" and re-read it at least once a year. I can see that other people might not like it though. It's pretty dense.
However, I can't stand Thomas Hardy. It takes all kinds. I do think that it would be nice to have students read recent fiction. Maybe Pulitzer finalists and winners. The idea that the 19th century was the end of "literature" is rather silly. Especially given that a not insignificant amount of writing given the "classic" appellation was actually popular trash for its time.