Too many topics, too little time

Classic authors ‘too difficult’ for 11-14 age group | News crumb | EducationGuardian.co.uk:
Teachers are fighting the education secretary, Alan Johnson, over his plans to force teenagers to study classic authors like Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.Mr Johnson announced 10 days ago that 11 to 14-year-olds must study the classic writers of English literature as part of a reformed school curriculum.
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more b.s., children can read classics.