I felt when I said I had a masters in Literature that I might need to tell you what schools I went to. What score I got on the SAT, etc.
The fact that K-12 students read "To Kill A Mockingbird" instead of Rousseau is a good thing, in my opinion. And I think the majority of the very well read and elite educators also agree, since what was considered great in 1952 is no longer considered the canon anymore.
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Gosh, I hope not. I think it argues for better literature programs in our K-12 and universities....
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On Nov 4, 2010, at 11:24 AM, McAulay, Elizabeth wrote:
> i agree with keith's comments about having a 'what have you read?' portion first. I had to answer "i don't know" to most of the questions because if I hadn't read both of the works, i didn't want to choose one over the other. i have a master's in English and i think only one out of 20 comparisons i answered included two works i had read.
If you haven't read one of the books, doesn't that argue for it's lack of 'greatness?'
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