Honestly, I've never understood the concept of required reading in school. I do understand the need to follow a text book as it pertains to the lesson. But a story book or novel as required? Honestly, why? I'm not the most avid reader, but I guess I'm just picky. I love authors like J.R.R. Tolkien, Kurt Vonnegut, my favorite author is Brett Easton Ellis. But books like "The Great Gatsby", "Native Son", "All Quiet on the Western Front"? These books may have been written well, but they all bored the pants off of me. Why would someone be required to read a book he/she strongly dislikes? Am I wrong to think that nothing will come from forcing someone, especially a teenager, to read something they ultimately won't derive any pleasure from?
My thinking on reading in school is, challenge a child/teenager/college kid to find literature that they find interesting and compelling. If they love what they read, they'd be more apt to want to expand on it with their fellow students. When I was in elementary school, there were summer reading lists. That's where I discovered "Lord of the Rings" and weirdly, all Tom Clancy novels. That stuff got me excited and had my imagination running wild.
Sorry, just ranting here
TL;DR: I don't like required reading, because often I don't care for the books I'm required to read. I'm 37, and am just reflecting on my past school experiences.
Submitted April 20, 2018 at 04:29AM by vagabond_chef https://ift.tt/2Hdx16b
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