We have book reports about every six weeks in my English class. I don't mind, I love to read. However most of my class only read during book report time (usually the last week) because they want a good grade. They'd rather be going shopping and going to parties than having a quiet time (about an hour or so) reading. I find it really sad, especially since nearly 40% of my graduating class will have a reading level of a fourth grader. This isn't because they don't know how to read, they do, they don't take the time to read. When book report time comes around they get a great grade for a book they read in three minute or got the cliffnotes from the store. This only points out the highlights. When they do read they get bored and never rate a book a ten. They always whine about reading and say it's a waste of time. I can only say if they read then maybe they'd know words like diligence with having the teacher explain it. Or they'd actually know people like Pocohantas were real, and not a
2007-01-30
12:10:25
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Allyson B
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