That figures....
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-28987787[^] The Department for Education said its aim was to prepare children for "life in modern Britain" ... by studying at least two Shakespeare plays. :wtf:
I am probably a bit of an outlier on this - I think this is a brilliant idea. I studied the Scottish play when I was fourteen and read and saw other plays, written by the Bard, in my early twenties. I do have something of a bias as I was a voracious reader of English literature in my twenties and encourage everyone to explore the treasure trove that is our great literary tradition in the UK(I don't include Dan Brown...).
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I am probably a bit of an outlier on this - I think this is a brilliant idea. I studied the Scottish play when I was fourteen and read and saw other plays, written by the Bard, in my early twenties. I do have something of a bias as I was a voracious reader of English literature in my twenties and encourage everyone to explore the treasure trove that is our great literary tradition in the UK(I don't include Dan Brown...).
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
I'm being facetious really, I don't have a problem with learning about Shakespeare. It's just that they are harping on about 'modern Britain' at the same time. ;) Although ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM-Y1ch4b5c[^]
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I am probably a bit of an outlier on this - I think this is a brilliant idea. I studied the Scottish play when I was fourteen and read and saw other plays, written by the Bard, in my early twenties. I do have something of a bias as I was a voracious reader of English literature in my twenties and encourage everyone to explore the treasure trove that is our great literary tradition in the UK(I don't include Dan Brown...).
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
My father was often beaten as a child at school, once for stating that in his view Shakespeare was "a tit-brained quill pusher". I preferred reading Tom Sharpe when I got to school, although the English teacher thought that inappropriate.
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I'm assuming they'll be treating Latin as one of the compulsory 'Modern Foreign Languages' ;P Glad someone got to use that one. They get upset when I kick a ball around the office!
Being able to swear in Latin comes in handy at times...
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― Christopher Hitchens
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Comments must be written in Iambic Pentameter and variable names must rhyme. I'm adding that to my coding standards now!
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