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Reply to "Why, oh why, do the schools still ask students to read so much fiction?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Isn't that one of the things Common Core is trying to change? Having students read more non-fiction?[/quote] Yes but MCPS interpreted this as replace science instruction with reading assignments that include science as the topic. Not a good solution. People who go into education are weak on STEM and heavy on humanities. There is a natural bias and comfort level with reading and analyzing fiction. Everything else is ignored or second class. I agree that reading fiction is important but it is overdone in the schools at the expense of other subjects. Changing this, means changing the requirements to get an education degree so you can have teachers who know how to teach other subjects. [/quote]
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