site.btaHigh School Deputy Principal Warns of Decline in Reading among Students
Konstantin Pobornikov, Deputy Principal of Sofia's St. Methodius High School for Foreign Languages, told BTA that there is a significant decline in reading among students. Pobornikov participated here on Monday in the launch of the "Literature in the Present Time" initiative, co-organized by BTA, which is the second stage of the "Literature is not a museum" campaign, launched by the Faculty of Slavic Philology of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, aimed at presenting the literature of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The Deputy Principal shared: "The initiative [in my school] came about quite by chance and spontaneously after last year’s celebrations around May 24 [the Day of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slav Letters]. We decided to offer students in grades 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 elective classes in which they could choose the literature they wanted to read. In addition to the canon – that is, the classics studied in required classes – we decided to offer students works and authors that explore the ideas from the canon, but through the lens of the 21st century in which they live.
Pobornikov reported: "Every year, we select authors for students to study and observe how this affects their reading habits and enthusiasm, with the main goal being to spark their interest and reignite their passion for reading."
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