Is this the great dumbing down of America?
Bye bye literature.
How do you feel
about American Literature
being replaced by non-fiction in US
classrooms?
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join the conversation over at Athens Patch.
1 comment:
Thanks for bringing this important topic to our attention, Leigh. It's a sad day when classic literature that has stirred the hearts and minds of countless children are no longer welcome in classrooms.
I am reminded of the movie, Dr. Zhivago, where imagination and lofty ideals (or critical thinking) were sacrificed in the name of efficiency, "Political oppression", and functionality. The result was a population that may have been born of vision and passion but ended up a simple minded proletariat. May that not happen in America.
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