worst assignment ever

[stitchfan01]

They NEVER grade or discuss the summer reading books. It's just something to keep your mind active while on break. During the school year it's more appropriate for them to dictate which books you read, because then EVERYONE is reading the same thing and reasonable discussions can be had about them. [/QUOTE]


I agree! Our teacher just took up our work on what we did. She never let us discuss anything about it.

 

[BabyPiglet]

I'm not sure I agree with you. I'd much rather be told that you have to read two books, or even three over the summer (not such a big task), and the only guidelines given would be length of the book and genre. That way people would hate it a lot less because they get to choose to read something that interests them.

They NEVER grade or discuss the summer reading books. It's just something to keep your mind active while on break. During the school year it's more appropriate for them to dictate which books you read, because then EVERYONE is reading the same thing and reasonable discussions can be had about them.

Like I said, teachers want to expand our minds. They have so little time to stuff as much information in our heads as possible so we'll be intelligent, balanced adults.

If teens got to pick their own books, they'd all pick Twilight or some other equally fluffy book. It's a nice story, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't really teach us anything. Except maybe to reach for unattainable, which isn't a good thing.

 

[princess.chell]

I just finishing one of my summer reading books "The Life and Times of Thunderbolt Boy"...or something like that. It was really good. I read it in one day. Hahah. I still have to read "On Writing" by Steven King.
For AP Studio Art I have to have 3 photos done by the first day. I've got a ton of shots for accidental studio, a few for landscape, but none for self portrait...
gotta work on that some more.

 

[flip.daddy]

Like I said, teachers want to expand our minds. They have so little time to stuff as much information in our heads as possible so we'll be intelligent, balanced adults.

If teens got to pick their own books, they'd all pick Twilight or some other equally fluffy book. It's a nice story, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't really teach us anything. Except maybe to reach for unattainable, which isn't a good thing.

Again, I disagree. EVERYONE won't read Twilight, etc., because everyone isn't that shallow. You keep using Twilight as your argument against the freedom to choose things for yourself, but I ask you this....isn't part of the education process teaching you and guiding you to make decisions on your own? If the teacher "always" does the thinking for you, are you really getting the most out of your education? It is their job to guide you for the duration of the school year, but a certain amount of freedom MUST be given during the summer in an effort to help you learn and grow and not turn into non-thinking, blindly devoted, robots.

Just my opinion

 

[stitchfan01]

Again, I disagree. EVERYONE won't read Twilight, etc., because everyone isn't that shallow. You keep using Twilight as your argument against the freedom to choose things for yourself, but I ask you this....isn't part of the education process teaching you and guiding you to make decisions on your own? If the teacher "always" does the thinking for you, are you really getting the most out of your education? It is their job to guide you for the duration of the school year, but a certain amount of freedom MUST be given during the summer in an effort to help you learn and grow and not turn into non-thinking, blindly devoted, robots.

Just my opinion

Go dad!

 

[BabyPiglet]

Again, I disagree. EVERYONE won't read Twilight, etc., because everyone isn't that shallow. You keep using Twilight as your argument against the freedom to choose things for yourself, but I ask you this....isn't part of the education process teaching you and guiding you to make decisions on your own? If the teacher "always" does the thinking for you, are you really getting the most out of your education? It is their job to guide you for the duration of the school year, but a certain amount of freedom MUST be given during the summer in an effort to help you learn and grow and not turn into non-thinking, blindly devoted, robots.

Just my opinion

No, of course EVERYONE won't choose Twilight, I admit I was exaggerating. But a lot of teenager would choose equally as fluffy books.

The teachers aren't saying these are the ONLY books they can read during the summer. After the required books your daughter (I assume?) is free to read whatever she likes. Hopefully her teachers have made enough of an impression and she chooses some classics, or something thought provoking, as well as a 'fluff' book for fun.

Teachers are there to guide students until they graduate, I believe.

 

[Sparx]

I'm not sure I agree with you. I'd much rather be told that you have to read two books, or even three over the summer (not such a big task), and the only guidelines given would be length of the book and genre. That way people would hate it a lot less because they get to choose to read something that interests them.

They NEVER grade or discuss the summer reading books. It's just something to keep your mind active while on break. During the school year it's more appropriate for them to dictate which books you read, because then EVERYONE is reading the same thing and reasonable discussions can be had about them.

i've graduated high school and i am in college, and never once have i had a teacher care if i hated my homework. they just expected me to do it, and do it well.

and god forbid a teacher assign a particular book becuase he or she plans to teach a lesson from it. of course not! that never happens.

 

[imabrat]

i've graduated high school and i am in college, and never once have i had a teacher care if i hated my homework. they just expected me to do it, and do it well.

and god forbid a teacher assign a particular book becuase he or she plans to teach a lesson from it. of course not! that never happens.

There are only two books that I could not understand, Julius Caesar and Of Mice and Men. Julius Caesar because of the Old English and Of Mice and Men because I just couldn't comprehend it. I asked my teacher if there was a New English version of JC available and I got it. For OMAM, I had to use cliffnotes.

If you don't like a book you have to read, your teachers don't give a damn. They expect you to read it and damn well understand it when you come back to school. If you don't like it, get Cliff Notes.

 

[Babyjustrun]

There are only two books that I could not understand, Julius Caesar and Of Mice and Men. Julius Caesar because of the Old English and Of Mice and Men because I just couldn't comprehend it. I asked my teacher if there was a New English version of JC available and I got it. For OMAM, I had to use cliffnotes.

If you don't like a book you have to read, your teachers don't give a damn. They expect you to read it and damn well understand it when you come back to school. If you don't like it, get Cliff Notes.

Julius Caesar stinks. I understood it enough, I guess. But it was just boring, and should have ended once he died.
I also had the most irritating classmates ever. They speculated for 10 minutes over why Brutus shook hands with people. BECAUSE HE FELT LIKE IT. THAT'S WHY. UGH.

 

[imabrat]

Julius Caesar stinks. I understood it enough, I guess. But it was just boring, and should have ended once he died.
I also had the most irritating classmates ever. They speculated for 10 minutes over why Brutus shook hands with people. BECAUSE HE FELT LIKE IT. THAT'S WHY. UGH.

I had two problems with that book - 1) Old English 2) I was on homebound at the time.

I don't understand Old English. I have tried and tried and tried, but I can't comprehend it. It's like a new language to me.
And at the time I was reading JC, it was for 9th grade English and I was still on chemo. I was on homebound and I couldn't make it to school. Whenever I read something in Old English, it's important to me to be able to talk to my classmates to help understand the book more.

I got royally screwed over with that book. I had to use the help of my tutor (who thank God was young and read it only a few years ago) and cliff notes. I have NO idea how I passed that unit.

 

[flip.daddy]

I had two problems with that book - 1) Old English 2) I was on homebound at the time.

I don't understand Old English. I have tried and tried and tried, but I can't comprehend it. It's like a new language to me.
And at the time I was reading JC, it was for 9th grade English and I was still on chemo. I was on homebound and I couldn't make it to school. Whenever I read something in Old English, it's important to me to be able to talk to my classmates to help understand the book more.

I got royally screwed over with that book. I had to use the help of my tutor (who thank God was young and read it only a few years ago) and cliff notes. I have NO idea how I passed that unit.

Shakespeare made a lot more sense when you were able to see it acted out (play, bad movie, etc.). Of Mice and Men was just plain awful to read.

How about Uncle Tom's Cabin? There's a piece of literary genius!!!

The only thing worse than Old English is the implied ignorance that Uncle Tom's Cabin was written in.

 

[flip.daddy]

No, of course EVERYONE won't choose Twilight, I admit I was exaggerating. But a lot of teenager would choose equally as fluffy books.

The teachers aren't saying these are the ONLY books they can read during the summer. After the required books your daughter (I assume?) is free to read whatever she likes. Hopefully her teachers have made enough of an impression and she chooses some classics, or something thought provoking, as well as a 'fluff' book for fun.

Teachers are there to guide students until they graduate, I believe.

My children do read quite frequently, and no, I don't tell them what they can and can't read. They read an assortment of books on a multitude of different subjects. As far as the teachers making an impression.......I don't wait for that. I make impressions on my children. The last thing I want is for some tree hugging, rainbow toting, liberal teacher, clouding my kids' heads with politically correct nonsense. There are teachers that can have a profound impact on my kids, but it is my job to guide them. I don't leave it up to other people.

 

[Sparx]

My children do read quite frequently, and no, I don't tell them what they can and can't read. They read an assortment of books on a multitude of different subjects. As far as the teachers making an impression.......I don't wait for that. I make impressions on my children. The last thing I want is for some tree hugging, rainbow toting, liberal teacher, clouding my kids' heads with politically correct nonsense. There are teachers that can have a profound impact on my kids, but it is my job to guide them. I don't leave it up to other people.

well its the teachers job to teach them.

 

[Sparx]

I had two problems with that book - 1) Old English 2) I was on homebound at the time.

I don't understand Old English. I have tried and tried and tried, but I can't comprehend it. It's like a new language to me.
And at the time I was reading JC, it was for 9th grade English and I was still on chemo. I was on homebound and I couldn't make it to school. Whenever I read something in Old English, it's important to me to be able to talk to my classmates to help understand the book more.

I got royally screwed over with that book. I had to use the help of my tutor (who thank God was young and read it only a few years ago) and cliff notes. I have NO idea how I passed that unit.

plays are meant to be seen and not read.

when i did romeo and juliet and julius caesar, we were assigned parts and had to stand up and act them out. i thought it was horribly stupid when i was standing up, reciting antonius' speech in front of my class, but once the test came around, i remembered everything about that scene.

i think all teachers should make you do that. it helps so much

 

[Babyjustrun]

Acting makes all the difference. My first semester English teacher made us act out Romeo & Juliet. And she had costumes for us. Sometimes we just read it aloud to each other, but she gave roles to people who WANTED to act, or wanted to act like a fool. That way we'd remember 'When that guy played Juliet' or whatever.
Second semester, we read Julius Caesar in our heads and then discussed it. Sometimes we'd listen to an audio recording which was sorta helpful. We also were given parts, but we didn't act. It was really hard to picture the setting. It was a mix of the teacher, and the classmates I had. First semester there were a lot more outgoing people who were fun to work with. Second, it was these irritating people who tried to sound philosophical about their points of view, when in reality, all they were was REALLY WRONG. I think one of them called Cassius bashful xD, like wow. So off.

 

[BabyPiglet]

My children do read quite frequently, and no, I don't tell them what they can and can't read. They read an assortment of books on a multitude of different subjects. As far as the teachers making an impression.......I don't wait for that. I make impressions on my children. The last thing I want is for some tree hugging, rainbow toting, liberal teacher, clouding my kids' heads with politically correct nonsense. There are teachers that can have a profound impact on my kids, but it is my job to guide them. I don't leave it up to other people.

Clouding their heads? Have you ever thought they were just showing them another view of the world?

If that's what you really think of teachers, maybe you should homeschool your children? I'm sure it would be a relief to you and the teachers who are forced to work with you.

plays are meant to be seen and not read.

when i did romeo and juliet and julius caesar, we were assigned parts and had to stand up and act them out. i thought it was horribly stupid when i was standing up, reciting antonius' speech in front of my class, but once the test came around, i remembered everything about that scene.

i think all teachers should make you do that. it helps so much

I completely agree. When I was in 9th grade, my teacher gave us each had a role to 'act out' during Romeo and Juliet, and I think it made us understand it better.

 

[stitchfan01]

Clouding their heads? Have you ever thought they were just showing them another view of the world?

If that's what you really think of teachers, maybe you should homeschool your children? I'm sure it would be a relief to you and the teachers who are forced to work with you.

I completely agree. When I was in 9th grade, my teacher gave us each had a role to 'act out' during Romeo and Juliet, and I think it made us understand it better.

Don't you ever talk about my dad that way. I'm sure my dad know a whole lot more about anything than you think you do.



And P.S. I'm not a girl.

 

[flip.daddy]

Clouding their heads? Have you ever thought they were just showing them another view of the world?

If that's what you really think of teachers, maybe you should homeschool your children? I'm sure it would be a relief to you and the teachers who are forced to work with you.

I completely agree. When I was in 9th grade, my teacher gave us each had a role to 'act out' during Romeo and Juliet, and I think it made us understand it better.

Spoken like a true liberal

Have a GREAT day! Glad to know there's a little passion out there

 

[imabrat]

My children do read quite frequently, and no, I don't tell them what they can and can't read. They read an assortment of books on a multitude of different subjects. As far as the teachers making an impression.......I don't wait for that. I make impressions on my children. The last thing I want is for some tree hugging, rainbow toting, liberal teacher, clouding my kids' heads with politically correct nonsense. There are teachers that can have a profound impact on my kids, but it is my job to guide them. I don't leave it up to other people.

Then maybe you should homeschool them yourself? If you have such obvious issues with schooling, maybe you should buck up, stop complaining, and make a change.

plays are meant to be seen and not read.

when i did romeo and juliet and julius caesar, we were assigned parts and had to stand up and act them out. i thought it was horribly stupid when i was standing up, reciting antonius' speech in front of my class, but once the test came around, i remembered everything about that scene.

i think all teachers should make you do that. it helps so much

I wish we had done that. I'm a visual learner - I do better when working hands-on.

Don't you ever talk about my dad that way. I'm sure my dad know a whole lot more about anything than you think you do.

This is a public message board, kid. People are going to say what they want to say, whether you like it or not. Don't let it get to you, plain and simple.

Spoken like a true liberal

Have a GREAT day! Glad to know there's a little passion out there

This is not the place. To pick on teenagers is pathetic, and quite frankly, immature.

 

[DisGirlAllie]

I have to read four books before I start school. Trust me, you have nothing to complain about.