Comments - Defending Teachers Part II - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T23:46:39Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A95780&xn_auth=noI heartily agree. I also worr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-11-21:537324:Comment:958182007-11-21T17:43:41.045ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
I heartily agree. I also worry that a love of books (music, too) is drummed out of children of any school age, as they are made to read "important" literature they may not be ready for. They may lack the life experience to relate to the book, and the entire thing becomes an ordeal to them. Later in life, they won't dream of reading anything "good" or "important," as they remember what it was like when they were younger.<br />
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I reread THE GRAPES OF WRATH a few years. It was like I'd never seen it…
I heartily agree. I also worry that a love of books (music, too) is drummed out of children of any school age, as they are made to read "important" literature they may not be ready for. They may lack the life experience to relate to the book, and the entire thing becomes an ordeal to them. Later in life, they won't dream of reading anything "good" or "important," as they remember what it was like when they were younger.<br />
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I reread THE GRAPES OF WRATH a few years. It was like I'd never seen it before. I've also read, and enjoyed, some of Faulkner's short stories. But there's no way I'm trying A LIGHT IN AUGUST again. The scars are still there.