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Sorry that your Lt. Governor had such an unfortunate education. I can tell you plainly that when I was in high school and junior high school we read and wrote quite a bit. I remember a couple of extremely demanding teachers who required critical analysis (we had to write them) of works such as "The Bear," "Daisy Miller," "The Scarlet Letter," "Animal Farm," "Of Mice and Men" and other American classics. We also read Shakespeare - quite a bit in fact -- "Romeo & Juliet," "Julius Caesar," "A Midsummer Night's Comedy" and "Hamlet." I think your Lt. Gov. should not generalize all Florida education just because her own was lacking. Currently in this school district, the Superintendent challenges all students (and teachers also) to read 25 books each year. These cannot be textbooks or books the teacher reads aloud -- but books the students reads. A lot of detail has been put into the challenge which rewards students with certificates and other goodies such as "What constitutes a book?" It has been determined that a book is at least 150 pages of writing. Rest assured, students in Florida have always and will continue to read and write. By the way, why would your Lt. Gov. choose to make such disparaging remarks about our state? No more orange juice for her! Laura Strickland, School Media Specialist Mayport Middle School 2600 Mayport Rd Atlantic Bch, FL 32233 MayportMS@aol.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-