Thread: "What Kids Are Reading, In School And Out"
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Old 06-21-2013, 07:11 PM   #45
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I have never suffered more than when reading Moby Dick. Catcher in the Rye is not literature. Shakespeare is boring. Grendel was worse than Beowulf.

The only reason kids are not reading and analyzing Harry Potter and Stephen King is because the teachers would have to read and analyze Harry Potter and Stephen King.

It's much easier to regurgitate the same lesson plans year after year.
Yep. The reason Shakespeare is still highly regarded is because teachers are lazy. I'm surprised nobody but you noticed.
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