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>Sometimes I think high school English courses are designed to make kids hate reading. That's because most kids are too dumb at that point to understand that r
by Suppafly 1y ago
>Sometimes I think high school English courses are designed to make kids hate reading.
That's because most kids are too dumb at that point to understand that reading has multiple purposes, and being entertained and liking the characters isn't what they are trying to teach you in higher level English classes. Teachers often make that point clearly, but students are often half asleep or just in disbelief that reading might have other purposes than to instruct or entertain.
- criddell 1y agoYou have to meet the kids where they are. Prescribing dull books and hoping that by some miracle whatever it is you are trying to teach with them is getting through is educator malpractice IMHO.
- sngz 1y agoThis mindset is why literacy rate is so low in America. I enjoyed reading so much when I grew up abroad and got to pick the books i have to read and write a book report about. Though it has to be approved. After moving back to the US, being forced to read many of these boring classics just taught me to avoid reading in my free time