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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, I am a scientist, so is DH. I just think that fiction being a "model" of true life is crazy, why not just use real life? One Shakespeare play per year in HS should be adequate. The rest should be about history, industry, economics, medicine, law, finances and so on. These would make excellent topics for and "English" teacher to work with.
In the old days, they knew less about these topics and we did not include them in a classical education, but times have changed. A child can learn to be a great writer by reading history books instead of Greek Mythology.

BTW, we have tons of books in our house, but no fiction. [/quote]

Good luck finding people who want to teach the "English" class you describe above. And there are different types of reading, just as there are different types of writing. Kids should be exposed to it all, but I also think since you and our husband are scientists you have a clear bias (as do most, one way or another). I am not surprised you felt that a classical education including traditional fiction texts is less valuable, but based on my career, interests and personality, I feel the exact opposite. [/quote]

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