Books are so much better when you don't read them in school. This is a truth that we all must accept. If I had read "Tuesdays with Morrie", or "I Heard the Owl Call My Name" in any other place, I'm pretty sure I would have liked them. However, having to read them in school completely killed them. Think mangled bloody bodies of booked hacked into pieces and lying on the floor.
Not only does the school system kill good literature, it also pollutes the minds of us kids with stuff like "A Gathering of Old Men". The content matter of the book was a nice gesture, but that book SUCKED!! I vote we have a giant book burning party.
I propose that the school put together a list of some 200 books (preferably classics) of all genres and issue it when the kids enter the 6th grade. Then require that between 20 and 30 books be read by Senior year. Extra credit can be offered for those over-achievers that want to read more. Teachers can plan the year in segments and the kids can come into different classes depending on what book they are reading for discussion and help. This would be much preferable to the current setup... Because now, after the stupid crap that means nothing steals my brain, the only thing us children can do is go into the school library and get on Facebook... and listen to Simon and Garfunkel, if you are weird like me.
But seriously, I would die without Simon and Garfunkel... The only reason I've made it this far is this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-S90Uch2as
That and the End of the World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCpjgl2baLs
Don't watch if you dislike bad language... or racism towards Americans, The Chinese, The French, Australians, Russians, The British or Canadians... Nevermind, just watch it. Its funny.
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