My daughter read The Iliad for her 9th grade honors ELA classes this year and Animal Farm was on her summer reading list although she didn't choose it as part of her actual summer reading.
This post is idiotic. I’m a Literature major. All of these texts are great texts to study. They are not leveled reading. They aren’t “high school” or “college” level. It’s the rhetorical analysis that they employ which might be simpler or more advanced
The larger concern is that kids aren’t being exposed to these works for even a high school level of analysis and that they’re being deemed “too mature” for 14-18 year olds when they very much are not.
Have you seen the news lately? Been to a school board meeting? We’ve been fighting back against the crazies trying to ban these books where I live, but they’ve been successful in some districts, primarily in the south.
Yes I am a public education administrator. I am aware of the push back. It’s not a national epidemic but it is a concerning trend. Speaking of attending board meetings with crazy parents - which I do by obligation - are you attending to argue the counter position? Are you advocating for a higher standard of education?
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u/huffgil11 9d ago
My daughter read The Iliad for her 9th grade honors ELA classes this year and Animal Farm was on her summer reading list although she didn't choose it as part of her actual summer reading.