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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Half of those books are garbage beach reads and have no business being taught in schools. [/quote]

Which ones? I see two titles (out of nine) that are not necessarily the best-written literature, but the other seven are certainly not garbage.[/quote]

Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Hubger Games are beach reads for kids. They shouldn’t be taught in school. [/quote]

Pretty sure Tolkien is not a beach read for kids. Secondly, Harry Potter and Hunger Games are geared towards 11-14 year olds, so not necessarily high school. Most kids have read those books before they enter 9th grade. Also, this is the problem. Some people can also say a named classic shouldn’t be taught in school. There is good literature in every genre and there will always be people who don’t like or agree with a specific title. [/quote]

Agree. Who decides what is worthy to read and what is not? That is why I like the idea of giving kids choice within guided parameters. If you want kids to read a book with particular themes, then a teacher can make a list of novels that have those themes and kids can choose. Every adult I know has preferences in what they read. Kids should have some options too. [/quote]

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