this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2024
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A Boring Dystopia
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Apparently in many highschools and middle schools, literature classes will only make students study an excerpt or article on the subject, not the entire book. When they get to college and their professors drop a book on them, it's unexpected, because they thought it would be more articles and excerpts.