[New-Poetry] The Way of all Flesh

[Anny Ballardini]

I agree with the side of the article that tries to introduce more serious
poetry at primary schools. I cannot say how well teachers have done their
homework or not.

On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 3:32 AM, TheOldMole <Opus40-01 at opus40.org> wrote:

> Classic poems are in danger of disappearing from English lessons because
> teachers with little knowledge of literature are resorting to "lightweight"
> verse, school inspectors have warned.
>
> Only very few primary schools are tackling works such as Wordworth's
> Daffodils or Coleridge's the Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
>
> Too many primary teachers do not know enough about poetry to cover the
> subject properly and concentrate instead on a narrow range of easier works,
> often by modern writers.
>
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-500174/Schools-scrapping-classic-poetry-lightweight-verse.html
>
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