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Originally Posted by issybird
I agree with your entire post, but I’ve trimmed it for readability. I’ll add one more thing: kids should be introduced to things they wouldn’t chose on their own. Sometimes, a fire is lit. It’s like vegetables - what kid is going to eat a Brussels sprout if they don’t appear on his plate occasionally?
What I don’t get is why literature seems to be the one area where people say, “Let them read what they want!” It doesn’t seem to apply to math, or science, or history, or whatever. On being told he’s got to learn algebra, does the kid get to say, “I would prefer not to,” and get the response, “Alrighty, then, you don’t have to”?
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This.
How would you know you whether you do or don't enjoy reading the works of (insert author name here) if you don't try one?
If we only had to study subjects we liked in school, a lot of people would probably skip whole areas, whether it be literature, math, history, or whatever. I did not like some subjects in school but I wouldn't say I should never have had to be exposed to them.