PartyPorpoise t1_iu752ku wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:42 AM

Reply to comment by jefrye in The Great Gatsby: I don't know why this book is so popular with English teachers by knerled

At the end of the day, you can't force people to like something, even if you try to make it super fun. Hot take, but I think it's more important to teach kids how to read than get them to enjoy it. They can't enjoy it anyway if they don't know how.

veriditas007 t1_iu9dd0o wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:01 PM

if i had a dollar for every /r/books user i've seen who blames their lack of interest in reading on their high school teachers for "forcing" them to read "boring books," i'd be able to afford enough booze to make me tolerant of them

PartyPorpoise t1_iua4q0j wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:15 PM

Lol for real. I think most people fall out of reading for other reasons but I guess it’s easier to just have one target, one where someone else is responsible.