"Also hot take: we need to stop making kids read Shakespeare in School." I strongly disagree, though I entirely agree that the plays were meant to be seen, not

"Also hot take: we need to stop making kids read Shakespeare in School." I strongly disagree, though I entirely agree that the plays were meant to be seen, not read. Despite this, they happen to be some of the most profound writings in human history, so only watching and not reading would miss much of high value. For me, struggling with the language of Shakespeare was one of my childhood joys. I grew up in a very rural state with little guidance and a poor local school system. But I like challenges, so this worked for me. It worked so well, that I developed a life-long passion for wordplay, etymology, theater, and poetry. Eventually, I graduated at the top of my class at an ivy league school, with a concentration in comparative literature (focusing on Joyce and Nietzsche). I still read Shakespeare almost daily, and he inspired me to write 153 of my own (bad!) sonnets. I am grateful for the time I spent struggling with Shakespeare's language. Please don't stop making kids read Shakespeare! From my very biased perspective, this is one of the worst things we could do.