My feeling on increasing reading are mixed. On one hand, I'd probably ace whatever assignment they give. I'm not saying I'm a master writer, or I can read [Blank] in thirty minutes flat, but reading just comes naturally, so easy A right there.

But how would you grade reading? Show me a way to effectively grade reading that doesn't involve an essay or multilple guessing choice test, and then I'll admit that reading needs to be worked at harder.

If they forced reading more, they'd prolly need to expand their reading list, which would piss off certain groups that feel that they would be getting shafted, so then nobody would win.

I like the current system, where they pick out classical literature that everyone can agree is worth reading, then just see if you know what you read through writing.

(Also, if you're finishing major novels in under 4 hours, you're just missing out on the actual reading experience. Do you just speed-skim through the description and dialouge? Don't you ever just place the book down and think about the characters, or the setting?)

Like it or not, if you're headed to college you will have to prove you can argue logically in a paper. Not to mention that you cannot take most upperdivision classes without passing freshman and sophmore english (aka "Composition" and "Critical Thinking"). At least in California (and I'm almost positive in other states as well) all upperdivision classes have a writing requirement of a 10-12 pg term paper.

Besides, you're only in 8th grade. I assume somewhere between the ages of 13 and 14? Rebel all you want, my little friend, but in the end you'll have to suck it up and deal with it like the rest of us.

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