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I think forcing kids to read classic novels in high school is counterproductive and turns people off reading again in the future. CMV.

When I was a freshman in high school, one of the required reading assignments was Brave New World. As I was reading it, I didn't understand why it was so special and hated having to do worksheets and essays on it. This was pretty much the case with all other novels I read throughout high school, and it made me hate reading. Since then, I have not read a single novel for pleasure. However, now that I've gotten a little older and understand more about the world,  I finally get the message Brave New World was trying to make, and now realize that the book was a masterpiece. However, since I was being forced to read books I didn't understand a few years ago, it makes me not want to actually read it again. I get that making kids read in high school is trying to open their minds to literature, but since they haven't gained the life experiences or maturity yet, it just makes reading a chore instead of something pleasurable. CMV.

EDIT: I mentioned that I had to use sparknotes to do the reading assignments. I admit that part of it was due to laziness. However if I hadn't used it, then my superficial interpretations of certain plot points would be entirely off because I hadn't picked up on the underlying themes. If I had written down my *actual* interpretations, then I would have been marked off. I don't consider using this resource as cheating. If you had a math problem that you didn't understand, and you looked on the internet for a different way of explaining it in simple English, would you consider that cheating?
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English class does not exist to make kids love reading any more than math class exists to make kids love math. 

High schools have math classes to teach the basic principles of algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus because those subjects are the fundamental bases of advanced math, physics, engineering, medicine, programming, you name it. 

Similarly, English classes are meant to teach kids how to understand and analyze what other people say and think. Those English papers where you write a topic sentence and find symbolism might seem like crap, but they're teaching you how to deconstruct someone else's work, look for the purpose and meaning behind their work, and make a constructive argument supporting or negating what the author says. That's a necessary skill to have as a lawyer or as politician. In addition, reading "classic" novels teaches kids what people were reading and, consequently, thinking about in the past. Literature can have a major impact on the way society thinks and evolves; just look at the impact "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair had. 

Like every class in high school, English class is meant to give you a fundamental base from which you can make your own choices about your life. After you graduate from school, it's your choice what you read or whether you read at all. But it's not English class's responsibility to make you love reading.