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Originally Posted by nekokami
... the chapter in which a student dies (the most controversial) ....
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That reminds me of some of the
furor over
Bridge to Terabithia.
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Originally Posted by nekokami
Ok, I haven't actually heard of a teacher comparing Hamlet to Anakin Skywalker, but I bet someone is doing it.
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I don't think Hamlet ... main character in the '
Scottish Play', perhaps, but Hamlet I don't see.
I think this makes much better sense as an approach to reading, spend the first part of their school years getting them interested in reading, possibly through Junior High, but I'd think at least through 6th grade. Choose books that they want to read and will enjoy, then slowly teach them how to read them beyond the simple enjoyment phase, then by High School, they'll be in a better position to face the harder stuff, and they'll likely already have an enjoyment of reading.
But under no circumstances should 9th graders be made to read
Lord of the Flies.
