theory@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoCall to remove Of Mice and Men from GCSE course - Lit@Beehawbeehaw.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up111
arrow-up111external-linkCall to remove Of Mice and Men from GCSE course - Lit@Beehawbeehaw.orgtheory@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squarePragmaticOne@mastodonapp.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year ago@MiddleWeigh @theory As a black person the reading ‘Of Mice and Men’ nowadays probably is not an enjoyable experience. (I’m not black). For her I’d imagine hearing certain words being read out in a white dominated class is an uncomfortable experience. It was a classic way back then…but times have changed and it no longer deserves that accolade. But the UK/US education system has always struggled with what makes a ‘classic’. #Reading #Education #Classic
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As a black person the reading ‘Of Mice and Men’ nowadays probably is not an enjoyable experience. (I’m not black).
For her I’d imagine hearing certain words being read out in a white dominated class is an uncomfortable experience.
It was a classic way back then…but times have changed and it no longer deserves that accolade.
But the UK/US education system has always struggled with what makes a ‘classic’. #Reading #Education #Classic