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impossiblevoyage t1_itym9qz wrote

Reply to comment by peppermintvalet in The Great Gatsby: I don't know why this book is so popular with English teachers by knerled

As someone who understands that now, I do wish that had been made clear at the time. English lessons just felt like the teacher was somehow unable to get the class excited by a book which only their interpretations applied to, and which was entirely removed from its context.

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NunsNunchuck t1_itzaiz9 wrote

Which is why lots of kids hate reading. I never enjoyed reading until after graduating. My personal philosophy to get someone to read is find a movie that a kid likes that is based on a book and give them the book.

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impossiblevoyage t1_itzaq0e wrote

Idk I loved reading, I just liked the freedom of reading on my own terms rather than just what the teacher told us was 'the right way'. When we studied Latin literature, we were encouraged to come up with our own ideas, which made it interesting even if the text itself wasn't something we would normally choose to read.

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