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There is a lot in what the above postings say.
A few more points
1, Shakespeare was not meant to be Read he was meant to be performed, If you must go through the text at least do it After havibg seen the play. "The play's the thing..."
2. My class had Dickens and Thomas Hardy forced on us at school and it resulted in the class being turned off both authors, In my case at least, for life. And we had an excellent English teacher.
3. There are a lot of classic books out there, why is it usually that the same handful are forced on children in each country?
4. Any mix of books provided for children SHOULD contain a few classics. The point being that children should not be Forced to read a specific book. They should however be expected and encouraged to read and usually they will find the classics for themselves.
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