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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (17547)	4/25/2000 5:20:00 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

<<I don't intend these questions rhetorically, but rather "whaddya think" opinion gathering.>> One popular format for alternative schools is called "Core knowledge." This is a back to basics approach requiring the identification of a knowledge base that is essential to effectively live in our society. Some schools focus only on this core while others build the knowledge and cultural attributes that are specific to the community around this core. When you have questions like, "How about required literature?" I get a little suspicious that you may be more naive than I thought. What do you think should be required in a literature course? The process of reading, analyzing, and critiquing a rich variety of literature is important IMO. Requiring certain texts does little more than indoctrinate children into a specific inculturation. Not good IMO. This type of required reading is like the other side of the book burning coin (You MUST accept Homer's view of culture as good and right).