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[stefanieduckwitz]

Hm.. hard one. Probably biology.

[The Third M?n]

English, history, Latin, French and chemistry are my favourites.

I try to stay away from maths.

[beltmann]

In high school I preferred social studies. I took every single social studies class offered by the school, and fully intended to study history in college. Once I began college, however, I realized that I missed the artistic study and personal analysis of literature, and made the switch to English--especially since I realized that English allows you to study history simultaneously. (All texts must be considered in light of their historical context, and of course their topics are often based in history. This might also explain my intense interest in the history of cinema.)

Like Mr. Lime, I always dreaded math courses. I performed fine, but I had to work at those. I rejoiced in college when I finally completed my last math class ever. What's weird, though, is that I began to enjoy numbers after college. In fact, a few years ago I even taught a semester of algebra and thought it was fun.

Eric

[Danny Baldwin]

Generally, I prefer English--only this year, unfortunately, my terrible teaher almost makes me prefer math more.
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[the night watchman]

In high school my favorite subject was lunch.

Actually, I loved art. My teacher was pretty indulgent, and allowed us to interpret the assignments liberally. I took a few art classes in college, but chafed under the stricter demands of the instructors I encountered there.

Since I?m mildly dyslexic, math was always a major frustration for me.
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[schalla]

lol, i'd have to say Biology too. But sometimes math can be fun. its hard to say. depends on what you do in class. sometimes class can be a snooze fest and other times its exciting and fun to be in. but i really dont have a favorite. i enjoy all my classes from time to time.

Jenni

[Tooky Cat]

If, by subject, you mean general area of study as opposed to a specific class, I'm gonna have to go with....Literature, broadly speaking. I realize that writing is greatly influenced by the time period in which it is written and it is oftentimes very helpful to know a bit about the author, but I'd much rather read a good book without having to overanalyze every aspect of it. That's why I dislike most reading material I'm given at school. Sometimes (not all the time), a story loses value to me and becomes uninteresting when every minute detail is supposed to be significant. A good piece can be interpreted a variety of ways, depending on the reader. I'm so sick of teachers telling me what I'm supposed to get out of books!

My other favorite school-related thing to do would be to write. I like expressing myself at the expense of everyone else's time.
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[the night watchman]

I've always said that I'd rather read a good book than a great novel. That's not to say, however, that a great novel can't be a good book.
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[beltmann]

But if we're willing to dig deeper, the experience can intensify and become more complete. Since literature is infinitely more than merely plot, we have an obligation to at least notice what an artist is trying to achieve--anything less does a disservice to the writer, to the work, and to ourselves. To some degree, anything less is a rationalization for laziness. It isn't fair to judge a work if we haven't attempted to fully grasp its artistic achievements.

For me, great literature IS great entertainment. There's room for simple pleasures, of course--I'll read the occasional Grisham--but what sticks to my gut are the ones that are great literature. I'll take Shakespeare and Hardy over Crichton and King every time, as entertainment. It's the great literature that becomes a part of who you are.

And Matt, when I was in high school I felt the same way about "overanalyzing" literature. (I don't know about you, but I absolutely loathed poetry.) It wasn't until later that I realized it was my teachers' job to remind me how to read, how to notice literary art, how to develop better eyes as a reader. I'll grant that occasionally means "sacrificing" some of the "pleasure" now--growing as a reader is work--but hopefully it pays off, leading to richer experiences later, as you read on your own at a more sophisticated level. If we must "sacrifice" Red Badge of Courage now in order to develop a few lifelong skills, well, that's an acceptable trade-off.

And these days I love poetry. Thank goodness I had some college profs who turned me around. My mistake was assuming, as a high school senior, that I was done learning how to appreciate literature. I realize now I was just getting started.

Eric

[beltmann]

[Lil' Jon]

[the night watchman]

[the night watchman]

That said, I agree that there are pleasures to be gained by becoming a more "sophisticated" reader. Since I've started writing fiction I've also begun to read it differently; I'm more sensitive to elements like structure and tone and word use, how a character is introduced, and how a scene is set. At first, the change pulled me out of a story, and everything I read seemed flat; contrived, almost. But now I get as much satisfaction observing what the author is doing and how he crafts his fiction, as a do involving myself in the story itself.
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[beltmann]

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