tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post3425170074261934191..comments2024-03-28T18:56:35.608+00:00Comments on Cathy Cassidy: Dreamcatcher : DEAR MR GOVE...cathy cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13822936830624272677noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post-58595973815824493932014-05-29T20:05:40.754+01:002014-05-29T20:05:40.754+01:00I have taught Mice and Men for many years. Each re...I have taught Mice and Men for many years. Each reading opens up a new perspective, each class has their own individual ideas. The beauty of this carefully structured novella is its accessibility for students of all levels. (Likewise: To kill a Mockingbird) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post-91345133237866490502014-05-28T21:57:19.785+01:002014-05-28T21:57:19.785+01:00In Ireland the teacher of each class gets to pick ...In Ireland the teacher of each class gets to pick what novel to study. I think that's better because its not a set book to study and it makes it more interesting!:):)Laoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631196572648310523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post-54737681731032098572014-05-28T20:14:19.014+01:002014-05-28T20:14:19.014+01:00Similar thing happened back in Ireland ( here ) w...Similar thing happened back in Ireland ( here ) where Rory Quinn ( minister of education, head ) yet another useless T.D. ( politician ) said that French wasn't needed in national school and abolished it and even though the teacher who was teaching us french wasn't paid for it. I don't get it they don't even think about the decisions they make because they don't affect them. Emma :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post-51967065402875890942014-05-28T19:23:59.194+01:002014-05-28T19:23:59.194+01:00That's just racist, isn't it? Yes, there&#...That's just racist, isn't it? Yes, there's plenty of good English authors from ye olde days such as Shakespeare but there's many great authors from all over the world and from many different time periods. In English at school, we had a large focus on Scottish literature, being a Scottish school (Lewis Grassic Gibbon's 'Sunset Song' sort of grew on me after a while) but we were allowed to read many novels by American, Irish and European authors too. It broke up the monotony of Scottish writing and that was good. Educational officials should be encouraging understanding of different cultures rather than ignoring them.<br />Blue. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post-83090995989842572342014-05-28T19:00:34.077+01:002014-05-28T19:00:34.077+01:00It's seriously wrong. Getting rid of books bec...It's seriously wrong. Getting rid of books because they're american is the root of separating countries. If they only allow English books, all the other countries will start copying them and soon enough every country will be separated and the next generation won't even know about the other countries! We need to keep the american books. For real!Deborah Akinsulirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199492583482960008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627535531432337588.post-47026923411676663122014-05-28T18:37:33.716+01:002014-05-28T18:37:33.716+01:00To be honest, he's done worse. I love Austen n...To be honest, he's done worse. I love Austen novels and many English classics (maybe we could even get a Lord of the Rings study over 5 years of secondary education?) but I have noticed that, in our class at least, a lot of people connect with Of Mice and Men because of its simpler format rather than novels like Jane Eyre (which we did in Y9) I also agree that the cultural influences of these novels are important and the context can help people's world view. I believe we should have a wider array of novels, not a smaller one! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com