Quote:
Originally Posted by xg4bx
no we couldn't have anything cool like Fahrenheit 451, 1984
|
I had to read these in high school, they are awesome books. I don't know if it's because it was a French school, but because I was in enriched English the teachers didn't seem to have anything predefined to teach us, so they would show us books they personally liked and thought were important, such as the two you mentioned.
I do agree that teachers generally make students run away from books because of the boring selection and post-reading work they impose on them. I said "post-reading", but really, even the notes they force you to take while reading are a pain in the rear hole and totally gets you out of the book's mood. I never use notes (ever!) because I don't work like that. My brain doesn't understand or remember better with notes. Still, many teachers force their students to take notes (that won't be neither evaluated or allowed during the exam) regardless of students' preferences.
I wasn't scared by that because I read a lot so I know how much of a pleasure reading can be, but for the other kids that never read, such practices can make then associate books with unpleasant work.