If you were able to choose School curriculum

[Briman]

What 5 books would you make it mandatory for students to read while in highschool?

here's mine:
1. Animal Farm
2. 1984
3. Atlas Shrugged
4. Complete works of Shakespeare
5. The Bible

[stealthycat]

The Bible
Lord of the Rings
Little House on the Prarie books
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
some great Civil War book

[Carpicon]

Only 5? Dang that's tough.


1. The Bible
2. The Federalist Papers - Henry, Jay, and Madison
3. The Diary of Anne Frank
4. The Autobiography of Malcom X
5. Alive - Piers Paul Read

[1eyedfish]

I thought it was classes for me personaly[&o]

I was going to have a all day lunch& swimming with the girls naked class[8D].
Nutrition,&bioligy 101.
Al enistien, was call worthless^& stupid, and would never amount to anything, by his school& teachers.

But obviously he overcame the labels, the personal putdowns& THERE limited curriculums& forsight.

[CODave]

I like you guys... you have picked some good books. Now I am not saying here what I think public schools should read, but what I would have my children read... and for me this is a practical question, as we homeschool our 6 children.

The Bible (Spiritual Growth)
The Federalist Papers (gov't)
History of the World By: J.M. Roberts (world history overview)
Greek and Latin (Is that a book?)
Open: depending on child's gifts

I am assuming that by the time they are in high school they have mastered pretty well the english language, and have good practical math skills. Now it is time to help them learn how to think. How to take those practical skills and put them to use.