Too much rap, not enough proper poetry, says former laureate
Teachers underestimate pupils' intelligence and deprive them of challenging writing, says Andrew Motion
Teachers are failing to stretch children's imaginations by giving them football chants and raps in literature lessons rather than poems that challenge them, the former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion said today.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 7 January, 2010
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