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For the record, I agree with you. I came from a disadvantaged background, yet I excelled on standardized tests because I was an avid reader. But even I got that "bug" when I was a teenager when all I cared about was things that were "real" to me.
I had a high school teacher who, when she was met with groans from my grade 12 advanced placement english class after she assigned Othello, told us to think of it as a soap opera. After she did that, we all read the play and were completely engrossed by it.
It's not only up to the students to find that kind of motivation. Teachers should make an effort to help students make the link between the classics and their present day existence.
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