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| Literature's Influence Disappearing? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 21 2004, 09:45 AM (64 Views) | |
| colo_crawdad | Nov 21 2004, 09:45 AM Post #1 |
Knight of the Realm
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The following article from this morning's Denver Post certainly deserves some contemplation and discussion. The following is an excerpt.
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| crankyoldguy | Nov 21 2004, 10:06 AM Post #2 |
Royal Hunter of Game
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[/QUOTE] Lowell, I have noticed the same thing in today's young people. My only recent experience is within the military. Even those who have degrees are lacking in some of the basic skills of english composition. I think much of it is due to lack of emphasis at the high school level. "Falling newspaper subscriptions have made journalism more hasty and entertainment-oriented, a ruinous tendency for one of the guarantors of a democratic process" I also think 'more entertainment oriented' says much about what the public wants. That lack of desire to read (something worthwhile) is disturbing. I am convinced that my success in school and in life is directly related to my desire to read and read some more. |
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| Admin | Nov 21 2004, 12:50 PM Post #3 |
Keeper of the Castle
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I am not for sure why Lowell. My mother was a English high school teacher. When my sister and I were young she would buy us anything we would read(and she could afford). That included, going against all tradition, comic books. Her theory was that if you could just get a child to read almost anything they would learn to love to read. Then later they could be steered toward better literature. I think she may have been right. I still love to read. I had to take Sr. English from her and I still remember reading Macbeth in her class. |
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| kiwi_too | Nov 21 2004, 03:23 PM Post #4 |
Sir Perceval, Ruler of the Realm
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I see technology, or more correctly, how it is used as part of the problem. TV and the X-Box are the babysitter. It is easy to get a kid to watch a mindless Barney show then to read a book. Hours of conquering each other in Half Life is the ultimate day for teens. Do parents do anything to foster and encourage their children to read the classics. Values and ethics of the Me society have changed. We have a "get ahead at ny cost" society. It seams that up through college age, they think it is OK to cheat. Ya don't work on an essay or paper. You buy it. This has migrated into false resumes. Are children being raised to be lazy and cheats? Most of this results in short term prosperity. Cheating seems to catch up to all. On the other hand I believe there are a lot of good folks out there, also. |
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| Fr. Mike | Nov 22 2004, 10:13 AM Post #5 |
Abbot Monk, Vintner & Steak Knife Keeper, Purveyor of Stamps
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I wonder how much the recent avalanch of illegal and legal newcomers to our country have influenced those statistics. In California, I have read, the schools must contend with students who speak 60 different lanquages. I suspect that the schools don't supply classic literature in 60 different lanquages for the students to read. Just an observation. Fr. Mike |
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