Young Turks: Should Schools Teach Books By More 'Traditional American' Authors?

CherylK

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Mon Apr-13-09 05:39 PM
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Young Turks: Should Schools Teach Books By More 'Traditional American' Authors?

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AlbertCat

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Mon Apr-13-09 05:57 PM
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1. Typical American authors

Edited on Mon Apr-13-09 06:01 PM by AlbertCat

He's gonna love

J.D.Salinger
Hunter S. Thompson
Gore Vidal
Richard Brautigan
Kurt Vonnegut
Donald Barthelme

(The authors my parents got all bent outta shape over when I was in High School)

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Seldona

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Mon Apr-13-09 06:32 PM
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2. K&R

That is a funny story.

"Uh, I didn't really read the book."

:rofl:

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Duke Newcombe

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Mon Apr-13-09 06:50 PM
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3. Hell, teaching literature AT_ALL would be revolutionary!

instead of teaching students to regurgitate facts on command for standardized tests of questionable value.

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