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Oct 23, 2018
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CougarMandias
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Shakespeare in emojis is 🙂
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Unpopular opinion alert: I don't think schools should focus on reading books.
Supercoug
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10/23/18 2:03pm
Hmmm, I don’t like your opinion.
Paco
10/23/18 2:04pm
That pretty much proves my point.
Supercoug
10/23/18 2:05pm
Except the part where you are wrong. Reading books is still relevant.
TailgateU
10/24/18 8:58am
I was going to explain why, but figured you only read subject lines.
Paco
10/23/18 2:05pm
And let's face it, books are the boring version of movies, anyway.
Supercoug
10/23/18 2:06pm
Nope. Watch the movie Unbroken, then read the book after. Then repeat with
BlooCoog
10/23/18 3:12pm
even then, better to learn emojis than words
Mike Honcho
10/23/18 2:06pm
I do agree. I struggle with emojis, and if that had been part of my formal education I think I would have saved a lot of
Supercoug
10/23/18 2:07pm
That actually makes a lot of sense. I agree. Universal language
cougfanz
10/23/18 2:07pm
👆👍
Mike Honcho
10/23/18 2:09pm
Modern hieroglyphics
Misteak
10/23/18 2:10pm
I'm a hack.
mightybrick
10/23/18 2:21pm
How would you say that in our new symbol-based language?
Misteak
10/23/18 2:29pm
Let's just go fully to hieroglyphics
mightybrick
10/23/18 2:20pm
I’ll take a kid that reads avidly from a young age over almost anyone
cougfanz
10/23/18 2:07pm
RE: Unpopular opinion alert: I don't think schools should focus on reading books.
Father Abraham
10/23/18 2:07pm
It's what plants crave
mightybrick
10/23/18 2:21pm
Also, why do we even bother with spelling quizzes in elementary schools? What a waste when you have spellcheck.
Supercoug
10/23/18 2:08pm
I actually agree with this.
NoOneOfConsequence
10/23/18 2:16pm
Because their our many errors that spellcheck doesn't catch and that's why many
mannheimadler
10/23/18 2:34pm
They don't teach kids how to use abacusesusesuses anymore?
Heavily MeDeekated
10/23/18 2:09pm
I had a number of college students who didn't read. Let's just say it produces
Still Open
10/23/18 2:09pm
Just hoping this is satire.
Capricious Cougar
10/23/18 2:10pm
I'm an English teacher.
Jeffacka
10/23/18 2:12pm
RE: Unpopular opinion alert: I don't think schools should focus on reading
spoxjox
10/23/18 2:12pm
I'm all for reading, it's critical, but how about dropping all foreign language classes and adding things like
Kilikili
10/23/18 2:13pm
I don't like that most districts have the foreign language requirement.
Jeffacka
10/23/18 2:15pm
Even if they don’t master the language, it’s useful to be exposed to other
Capricious Cougar
10/23/18 2:20pm
I like what learning a foreign language does to brain power.
Belboz
10/23/18 2:29pm
Yeah personal finance & practical courses like that are super important; in Utah
BlooCoog
10/23/18 3:21pm
I think there is a book about that but I didn’t read it
TomPetty
10/23/18 2:14pm
Shakespeare in emojis is 🙂
CougarMandias
10/23/18 2:16pm
🙂 🙁 😉 🙁 🙁 😉 🙁 🙂
spoxjox
10/23/18 2:20pm
the answer is still no, Juliet.
CougarMandias
10/23/18 2:42pm
Well, those are the same as reading books, so while I disagree with your title
Plato
10/23/18 2:18pm
Too many confuse "education" with "training"
Greg Kite's 'stache
10/23/18 2:20pm
^^Amen.
Hoss Bonaventure
10/23/18 2:24pm
RE: Unpopular opinion alert: I don't think schools should focus on reading
CanuckUte
10/23/18 2:21pm
I think reading books is more important than ever.
Belboz
10/23/18 2:21pm
I'm glad this has no application to modern social or political thought.
spoxjox
10/23/18 2:23pm
TLDR
yahtzee
10/23/18 2:24pm
We should cut math too. All you really need to know is how to use a calculator.
John Doe
10/23/18 2:26pm
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CocaColaRecovery
10/23/18 2:26pm
Trig on a sliderule was a GOOD thing! You could physically see what a
relic
10/23/18 2:27pm
....or learning for that matter
Borg
10/23/18 2:38pm
You can feast upon the written word I. Ways that require way too much rewinding and pausing of audio.
Misteak
10/23/18 3:00pm
Are you using a Walkman or something?
Supercoug
10/23/18 3:03pm
This is a short-sighted view and does not factor in that critical thinking
BlooCoog
10/23/18 3:09pm
It has been quite a while since schools have required the reading of many books.
TomPetty
10/23/18 3:22pm
My biggest beef is when they don’t let students use calculators
MagicHappen$
10/23/18 4:08pm
Whoever wants to develop their brain.
j20
10/24/18 10:14am
Makes sense
MagicHappen$
10/24/18 10:39am
That only works for some people. Some people learn more by reading than hearing
rebelCoug
10/23/18 5:15pm
You're right! Print is dead!
panguitch
10/23/18 5:42pm
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