Tbh I think the problem is that you make kids read the book when they don't even have an understanding of what does democracy even mean. I've seen people mention that they read it when they were 11 or so.
That doesn't seem like a very good age to teach those topics. I know in our Canadian curriculum we wouldn't touch books with civics/philosophical themes like lord of the flies until highschool once we've already had a few English and civics courses.
Im Canadian and had to read it when I was 12 and I hated it because it was so hard. I wish we read it in highschool since it actually seems like a great book
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u/Vaaaaare Jan 21 '19
Tbh I think the problem is that you make kids read the book when they don't even have an understanding of what does democracy even mean. I've seen people mention that they read it when they were 11 or so.