I think that Readicide is a problem in today’s schools. Teachers focus on so much detail in one book that it takes away the fun of reading. Personally, whenever reading a book and having to annotate or stop for a discussion, it makes the book dreadful to read. It does help us understand the book more and point out specific details but at the same time it takes you longer to read the book, which is a turn off, and makes the book less intriguing. I think that literary fiction and books like Of Mice and Men and Macbeth should still be in the curriculum but it shouldn’t be so drawn out. When we have to stop every chapter to take notes or quizzes, it tends to make the students count down the days until that unit is over. Quizzes over detail that isn’t a main part in the book also takes away from the main plot. Yes it is good to understand everything that is going on and that’s a good trait to learn, but at the same time, the main plot is the main plot and that is what should mainly be focused on.

With the way we read in classes, it tends to make kids not want to read outside of school. It can be dreadful because we have to stop and listen to every little detail when all we want to do is finish the book so we know the whole plot. Learning how to find the plot of books is very important but I think teachers tend to exceed with it. Reading books is very important. Not only does it give you a bigger spectrum on things, but it heightens your vocabulary and it teaches you all different writing styles and techniques. It is important for us to learn this because we need to know how to write in different styles because in almost any type of work force you need to know how to read and write. I feel that teachers don’t make reading as interesting and fun as it should be. If it weren’t for the constant stopping and note-taking or quizzes, I think students would be more intrigued and would want to read outside of school.