In your own personal opinion, how much independent reading should be required of high school students?

@es0tericus That seems great, tbh. How much reading would students have to do per week in one class, roughly?

@33person come to think of it, in a classroom environment.. The most effective use of time, prioritizing knowledge sharing, would be where the students view the classroom as an outlet to share their understanding of what they read in their own time. Meaning, they should be independent learners and the classes should provide them with a means to verify their thought process or develop their perspectives.

But I digress. I would say if a more traditional route is opted for, balance would help, meaning 50% hours reading 50% hours teaching/discussing. Kinda need more information to give a better answer, sorry.

@SW-User Can you be a little more specific about how much?

@33person instead of using spare time to watch tv or play playstation etc, they shoukd read. But also eat healthy and exercise too

@SW-User I agree with every part of that because balanced good health is necessary to live the longest and highest-quality life you can.

@CrazyMusicLover Good question. Basically, I mean reading in addition to that which is read in class. For example, a class may spend 3 weeks studying the book To Kill a Mockingbird and study maybe 1-2 books, at most, like that per quarter. But independent reading would be reading they do in addition to that on their own, either with required or self-selected materials.

@33person Oh, we hardly read anything in class. Almost all required literary works were meant to be read at home and we only had exams about them. We had around 42 works for 4 years. Various works including poetry and short stories. It was manageable but many students cheated and learned only the synopsis anyway. You can't really avoid them as they are a part of the final exam that is equal for every single high school student in the country.

@Riverman Can you be a little more specific about how much?