Replace book reports with quiz

Many schools require students to write book reports to increase their interest in reading, but I don't think it works.

I enjoy reading, but I dislike writing book reports. What's the purpose? To make sure the students have read the book? Students can always copy book reports from their classmates.

Reading a book for enjoyment is different from reading it for a school assignment. If reading becomes homework, some students will be put off and might simply skim through the book without learning anything from it.

I think maybe a quiz would be more effective in making sure that everyone has read a book. Book reports make reading tedious.

Yeung Chi-lok, POCA Wong Siu Ching Secondary School

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