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To: Condor51

Excuse me, but “READING” was your daughter’s major in COLLEGE?? READING??? Really???


16 posted on 09/06/2010 6:43:34 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy
Yes Reading, as in: TEACHING READING.

Most kids today can't read at their level. Those that do can't comprehend what they read. Find me five HS Jr's from any big city school that that can read, comprehend and appreciate the works Shakespeare. .

Julius Caesar Act 3, scene 1

And Caesar's spirit, raging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war,

Back in 'my day' the guys in my English Lit class would think that was some cool 'stuff'. Today they are all functional illiterates and don't even know who Julius Caesar was.

So yes, R-E-A-D-I-N-G. (Reading is funemental)

17 posted on 09/06/2010 7:14:16 AM PDT by Condor51 (SAT CONG!)
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