Reply #25: I'm not talking about establishing political criteria for reading selection

[antigop]

I'm talking about what the kids should be reading -- they should be reading decent literature, not this kind of crap as REQUIRED READING ASSIGNMENTS. If they want to read this stuff on their own, fine, but to continually require this type of stuff as REQUIRED READING TO THE EXCLUSION of the classics is a disservice to the students.

For kids to graduate from high school without any introduction to classical literature is ridiculous.

(And I notice you didn't answer my question about algebra,trig, etc.)

I'm sick and tired of the required crap that our school district forces down the kids' throats.

"Ender's Game" is required summer reading for freshmen pre-AP in our school district. There are much better things the kids can and should be reading.

<edit to add> If all we do is cater to what students want to do, most of them wouldn't get a very good education.