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A High school Crisis

By Kevin Timothy

The United States has said that they will be implementing research books as the new curriculum. This is the wrong thing entirely; they want to teach students facts that they will need to join the workforce. Well then, what is more important, a well-rounded student or an ignorant, socially numb robot. The idea of removing classic novels is very upsetting, I certainly learned a lot about society and myself when reading these various novels. The fact that the United States thinks factual instruction manuals will be more useful to young minds than imaginative and morally satisfying stories is beyond me. I cannot imagine school without the great novels that I have been introduced to. Although I was naïve to the fact of reading these novels they certainly were more than I expected and I am glad I had the chance to read them. I believe the new literature the United States is introducing should belong in the science department and away from the English classrooms.

The value of reading different literature offers a different perspective to the way you think. It is like an in depth version of children’s movies. The lessons learned by children usually stem from movies and literature. High school students need moral guidance and ideas for various problems; one way to provide solutions is through literature. Through every book I have read in high school I have learned something new and taken away something very important. Different literatures allow exposure to certain problems or dilemmas that you may never have heard of. Literature at a high school level is a way of teaching through self-motivation and discipline; it is perhaps the best way of teaching. English is the most important course throughout high school that’s why it is mandatory. The lessons learned in English are life long lessons unlike how to solve binomials or write different lab reports. You will need to know how to interpret different scenarios throughout life, provided the different literatures and studies you should have a good understanding of what to do or what is going on.

The new direction that the United States has decided to go on is certainly detrimental to the students well being. The United States will be producing graduates with purely factual knowledge that may get them some jobs but it will definitely prevent them from moving up in management. Well-rounded people get better jobs; it is simple, if the United States thinks it is fine to produce a large quantity of jobs rather than quality ones than I believe they are mistaken. The literature we study here in Canada is a big eye opener to the fact that there are things happening on this each that our beyond our two-dimensional minds at that current time. The literature exposes us students to various situations, and gives us the confidence to use ethical manner as a method of solving issues and acting accordingly. Without the classic novels studied in high school, future students will definitely be missing out and will be one step behind as to what is going on all around us