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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

High school students reading the entirety of The Great Gatsby?

Where does this happen these days? From what I've read in /r/Teachers, getting kids to read and comprehend more than a couple of paragraphs is a struggle for most students. It's pretty bad out there.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Literally every public high school in New England.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

Even in the fucked up education system in Texas, this is to my knowledge still required reading.