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re: Are Animal Farm and 1984 still required reading in High School?
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:45 pm to Red Stick Rambler
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:45 pm to Red Stick Rambler
pretty sure these books are now used for a different purpose than George Orwell intended.
Instead of being stories to illustrate the folly of Marxism and socialism they are used to show how these flawed systems can be applied.
1984 should be required reading along with historical presentations of the atrocities that the communist ideology was responsible for in the 20th century.
Instead of being stories to illustrate the folly of Marxism and socialism they are used to show how these flawed systems can be applied.
1984 should be required reading along with historical presentations of the atrocities that the communist ideology was responsible for in the 20th century.
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Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:46 pm to Red Stick Rambler
I read 1984 but not Animal Farm. However I remember we got to pick certain books to read out of a list. Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, 1984, and a bunch of others were on the list. I picked 1984.
I also remember reading books like Lord of the Flies, Catcher in the Rye, Great Gatsby, etc.
I graduated high school in ‘06.
I also remember reading books like Lord of the Flies, Catcher in the Rye, Great Gatsby, etc.
I graduated high school in ‘06.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:47 pm to Red Stick Rambler
pretty sure these books are now used for a different purpose than George Orwell intended.
Instead of being stories to illustrate the folly of Marxism and socialism they are used to show how these flawed systems can be applied.
1984 should be required reading along with historical presentations of the atrocities that the communist ideology was responsible for in the 20th century.
Instead of being stories to illustrate the folly of Marxism and socialism they are used to show how these flawed systems can be applied.
1984 should be required reading along with historical presentations of the atrocities that the communist ideology was responsible for in the 20th century.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:48 pm to magildachunks
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But I'm failing to see what Animal Farm has to do with current events.
Our students should be taught early and often the catastrophic and certain dangers of socialism.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:48 pm to magildachunks
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But I'm failing to see what Animal Farm has to do with current events.
CHAZ.
It was hilarious watching Animal Farm happen in real time.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:51 pm to Red Stick Rambler
Animal farm eighth grade summer reading. 1984 ninth grade. Brave new world summer before senior year
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:51 pm to Red Stick Rambler
We read animal farm and Fahrenheit 451, but not 1984
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:52 pm to Red Stick Rambler
Neither were when I was in high school. We had to read To Kill a Mockingbird, though.
Side note: the best assigned reading I ever had was “Night” by Elie Wiesel. It wasn’t like a state required reading but my 12th grade English teacher assigned it. Captivating book.
Side note: the best assigned reading I ever had was “Night” by Elie Wiesel. It wasn’t like a state required reading but my 12th grade English teacher assigned it. Captivating book.
This post was edited on 7/20/20 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:53 pm to Red Stick Rambler
Yes, except now they're a "How To" instruction manual.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 12:53 pm to Red Stick Rambler
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Are Animal Farm and 1984 still required reading in High School?
Neither were for my son though I got him to read 1984 as a junior as an optional reading for class.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:06 pm to Red Stick Rambler
In early grade school was always a fan of
We're so integrated now, it's probably irrelevant but not knowing or even really seeing any black kids when I was young (small farm town Kansas), this book made me feel like little black kids were just like me.
Banning stuff is stupid
We're so integrated now, it's probably irrelevant but not knowing or even really seeing any black kids when I was young (small farm town Kansas), this book made me feel like little black kids were just like me.
Banning stuff is stupid
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:07 pm to jlovel7
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Re-reading 1984 right now and it’s scaring me tbh
It should.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:17 pm to stuntman
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It was hilarious watching Animal Farm happen in real time.
That was more akin to Lord of the Flies
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:19 pm to magildachunks
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That was more akin to Lord of the Flies
shite, those kids would have been running CHOP in under a day.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:19 pm to Red Stick Rambler
I had to read both, as well as Brave New World, but it was private school.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:21 pm to Red Stick Rambler
Animal Farm on 9th grade read list at Dutchtown.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:22 pm to Red Stick Rambler
We had to read both in Texas public schools. But that was several years ago no telling now
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:25 pm to Red Stick Rambler
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Are Animal Farm and 1984 still required reading in High School?
They never were from a universal perspective......
Some schools did. Some schools did one. Some did neither.
This post was edited on 7/20/20 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:25 pm to Antonio Moss
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Our students should be taught early and often the catastrophic and certain dangers of socialism.
The irony is that Orwell was an avid socialist. The books were criticisms of the types of socialism he disagreed with.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:30 pm to Red Stick Rambler
Animal Farm was for me, 1984 wasn’t but I read it. Graduated in 2000. Looking at previous poster graduation dates I feel old.
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