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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=Anonymous]I think it's fair to ask whether the specific books being assigned are the best choices. I, for one, would be happy to see the Catcher in the Rye and the Scarlet Letter off the lists and replaced with other great books. But I think teaching children to effectively read literature is valuable--in terms of vocabulary, writing skills, comprehension, imagination and empathy, critical thinking skills, cultural literacy, etc. [/quote] But getting back to [i]The Six Wives of Henry the VII[/i], don't you think it tells our kids about power, history, culture, and the wacky things people will do to get what they want? I would much rather have my child read that than about some imaginary thing called Zeus. [/quote]
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