Nov. 25, 2011 at 1:45am with 168 notes
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teachersworldwide: [UK] State schools will be told to teach the classic English novels they currently ignore in a radical overhaul of what is taught in the classroom. The move comes after a survey carried out for ministers found state secondary schools tend to teach children aged 11 to 14 works by contemporary writers such as Louis Sachar and John Boyne, rather than classic authors such as Jane Austen and William Golding. Ministers now want to see more challenging texts introduced in state schools to mirror what is taught in private schools, where pupils are much more likely to read dead authors whose work has stood the test of time. (via Teach Jane Austen, state schools to be told - Telegraph)

teachersworldwide:

[UK] State schools will be told to teach the classic English novels they currently ignore in a radical overhaul of what is taught in the classroom.

The move comes after a survey carried out for ministers found state secondary schools tend to teach children aged 11 to 14 works by contemporary writers such as Louis Sachar and John Boyne, rather than classic authors such as Jane Austen and William Golding.

Ministers now want to see more challenging texts introduced in state schools to mirror what is taught in private schools, where pupils are much more likely to read dead authors whose work has stood the test of time. (via Teach Jane Austen, state schools to be told - Telegraph)

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