Jessica R


   Should high schools require students to read the "classics"?


  1)- I think that high schools should require students to read the "classics" for many reasons some being that it can help build our reading skills. Also many old "classics" have very important meaning that can help us a lot. The "classics" are also very good lables. In the packet it states," I firmly believe that reading "classics" gives one a perspective about what it means to be human that is hard to achieve otherwise". (page 1) This explains that she believes that we should read "classics" because it gives us a perspective about what it means to be human. It also states in the packet,"The act of reading can be one of the most creative, imaginative activities that I have found". (page 1) This explains that she thinks that reading is the most creative thing and that it can help kids. Even "classics"