In today 's ever changing world, literature plays a significant role. Literature is poems and fiction novels, additionally anything written by a creditable source from which we can learn information. Reading literature has many benefits, which affect us in our education, career choices, social life, and culture, with an added value of growing imagination and critical thinking skills.
My mother reading to me from a young age instilled stupendous affection for books and literature, supplementing a fascination with reading starting at the age of five, that grew stronger as I got older. Statistics prove that strong reading skills can translate to higher academic achievements, proportionately higher earnings, and better-fulfilled personal life. …show more content…
Looking at current results, it becomes more apparent that public schools in USA are failing. Among world tests conducted, American kids are never the top performer, despite our federal government spending an enormous amount of money per child on education (Chappell). As the curriculum of schools is changing, so are the habits of young pupils: reading literature is replaced by spending time on various media outlets. Parents, teachers, or lack of self-reflection at a younger age might be the attributes. Francine Prose, on the search to find the answer, considers the whole political agenda might be to blame because the education system is so flawed, so we are more concerned with “what ethnic group or gender identity an author represents” (3). The great works of literature are being cut out of the curriculum, mainly due to political and social agendas; and the impact current education system has is unknown, but predictions are …show more content…
In the 2014 interview, a new pop-star Meghan Trainor admitted that she does not read books. Her favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird, granted she has not read it, but she is familiar with the storyline. Younger generation looks up to celebrities like her with admiration, although they create popular songs without much regard to the lyrics. The same applies to hip-hop artists, who can rap about nothing and still make millions of dollars. Do some of these artists really add value to our
My mother reading to me from a young age instilled stupendous affection for books and literature, supplementing a fascination with reading starting at the age of five, that grew stronger as I got older. Statistics prove that strong reading skills can translate to higher academic achievements, proportionately higher earnings, and better-fulfilled personal life. …show more content…
Looking at current results, it becomes more apparent that public schools in USA are failing. Among world tests conducted, American kids are never the top performer, despite our federal government spending an enormous amount of money per child on education (Chappell). As the curriculum of schools is changing, so are the habits of young pupils: reading literature is replaced by spending time on various media outlets. Parents, teachers, or lack of self-reflection at a younger age might be the attributes. Francine Prose, on the search to find the answer, considers the whole political agenda might be to blame because the education system is so flawed, so we are more concerned with “what ethnic group or gender identity an author represents” (3). The great works of literature are being cut out of the curriculum, mainly due to political and social agendas; and the impact current education system has is unknown, but predictions are …show more content…
In the 2014 interview, a new pop-star Meghan Trainor admitted that she does not read books. Her favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird, granted she has not read it, but she is familiar with the storyline. Younger generation looks up to celebrities like her with admiration, although they create popular songs without much regard to the lyrics. The same applies to hip-hop artists, who can rap about nothing and still make millions of dollars. Do some of these artists really add value to our