Re: [ha-Safran]: No more assigned classics
At 08:29 PM 09/07/2009, you wrote: What do you all think of this? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/30reading.html?hphttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/30reading.html?hp This article was discussed on several other listservs. My viewpoint -- It is great that students are allowed to read and discuss books of their own choosing. However, this activity should be in addition to required readings that the school or teachers decide should be read. If the students don't have some novels in their common background they will be missing experiences that they need in college and later. Our language is based on understanding of the literature of the previous generations. Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL ddstuhlman at http://earthlink.netearthlink.net Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: No more assigned classics
But your project wasn't: Read anything at all you want, it was: choose from these offerings. The offerings probably didn't include Captain Underpants type of books. Anyway, I'll bet I'm not the only one wondering what college it was that rejected students because their high school didn't require Silas Marner. Weird! Andrea --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: No more assigned classics
In my opinio nitis a very bad idea. Literature, at its best, can elevate the spirit. I doubt the typical seventh and eight gradr will siply stumble upon such literature. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: No more assigned classics
What do you all think of this? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/30reading.html?hphttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/30reading.html?hp Andrea Rapp --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
