I got to speak to a group of esteemed old boys from a NZ school today. My starting point was a comment made by a Head of English at a boys school I was teaching at when she stated that the comparatively poor English results, compared to Science and Math were because; ” … they were boys”.
Is item 2 supposed to be Pride and Predjudice by Jane Austen? Anyway a lot of classic stuff there. My ten year old is more into non fiction than fiction. It’s a running battle. I’ve tried introducing him to C S Lewis and Tolkien. He’s not interested in J K Rowling. He’s dipped into Orwell but I don’t think he’s got very far with it.
Is item 2 supposed to be Pride and Predjudice by Jane Austen? Anyway a lot of classic stuff there. My ten year old is more into non fiction than fiction. It’s a running battle. I’ve tried introducing him to C S Lewis and Tolkien. He’s not interested in J K Rowling. He’s dipped into Orwell but I don’t think he’s got very far with it.