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Dropping great poets for ‘easy’ verse
The English are not very good (0) at studying foreign languages. No wonder, when speaks English nowadays. But what about their own language, their literature, poetry? Classical English poetry is being lost in schools today. Great poets such as Milton and Pope are being dropped favour of modern, more "accessible" authors. Ann Byrd, who puts poetry anthologies, said that most teachers were not taught anything before the period of Romanticism. So, is it surprising that they don't dare teach it, learned very little about it themselves? As a result, everything before 1800 will soon disappear the classroom. Even Shakespeare himself is being neglected! However, a reform of the national curriculum is way, in which the methods of teaching poetry will be taken into consideration. The reform recommends more teaching that includes learning poems by performing them in class. seems that students prefer learning their favourite passages in class to studying the theory of literature or poetry. Experts say that poetry is not just about education, but about life. And without the opportunity to at least sample some of the old 17th and 18th century greats, students will be missing on an important experience.
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