Response numero 2

I'm glad we are talking about things that are very subjective and that I can actually take a sort of interest or side on. When considering what is wrong and right with our education system regarding English  its hard to determine what is bias and what isn't so, I'll just give out my opinion. The first place that I would start if say, we were restructuring everything from the ground up is considering whether or not what is in place is effective. Yes, you are exposing kids to books and literary genius through books that have impacted our society. Yes, that is great and all, but more importantly you are making generations of kids hate reading and the literary world. On top of forcing kids to read things they don't like and only showing them one side of the curtain, schools feel the need to sit down and analyze everything to a point that is ludicrous. I'd say for me at least I can usually read something and understand what is meant and all of the pretty figurative language on my first go around, maybe I'll go read it once more to really soak it in. If you break a book down into notes and worksheets to fill out, if you ask me, kills the actual art of the book. You are turning a painting into just brush stokes, you are debasing a sports play into just running around with a ball. If we are sitting down and treating books like math class then kids are going to hate math, and books. Reading should be explored on your own with maybe a push by someone who knows a good book or two, not a math class.Cheers.