[etni] Love of learning, no fun intended

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Love of learning, no fun intended
GazetteXtra.com - Feb. 15, 2011

CHICAGO - Is it a sign of a coming intellectual apocalypse? Probably
not, but AOL’s recent announcement that it will be teaming up with
reality TV experts to create video versions of CliffsNotes Literature
Guides to present classics through “humorous, irreverent, animated
shorts” has set book lovers and English teachers on edge.

According to AOL’s news release, at the top of the list for the video
summaries are works by Mark Twain, William Shakespeare and Charles
Dickens, “and many more,” though no titles were specified.

AOL said the videos won’t just explore plots, characters and themes.
Rather, it will offer “high quality videos that provide analysis,
interpretation, and criticism of the great works of literature in a
fun and highly memorable way.” That all those objectives could
possibly be met in the same length of time it takes to microwave a
frozen pizza is unimaginable.

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http://gazettextra.com/news/2011/feb/14/love-learning-no-fun-intended/

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