[etni] disengagement novel

Hanah,
If  you believe that the disengagement novel is important from a 
historical/educational point of view to students then by all means encourage 
your students to read it, for example for extensive reading.  I teach a unit 
surrounding Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech and the history of 
African Americans and encourage students to read books like "Uncle Tom's Cabin" 
however, I don't think that it justifies putting it into the bagrut literature 
program.

I think it is a little bizarre to think about the ministry adopting it as part 
of the literature program for bagrut - no disrespect for the author whom I'm 
sure is an extremely talented and bright individual, but hardly on the same 
level as Shakespeare or the other literary giants of our time whose work is 
included on the literature bagrut program.  

Best wishes,
Judi G.


----------------------------------------------- 
** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org 
   or - http://www.etni.org.il **
** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx **
** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **
-----------------------------------------------

Other related posts: