Given yesterday's post, I thought I'd do a post like this. As with anything, there are benefits and drawbacks, as the title of this post suggests, of assigned school reading.
You may be thinking, "Yeah, sure HBR. You're just saying that there are benefits." No, I'm not just saying it. That's what this post is addressing.
Here are 4 benefits and 4 drawbacks of assigned school reading. I'm not going to go into detail about each benefit and drawback in the hopes of keeping this post short. I hope you enjoy it.
Benefit 1: You may find a new favorite book.
Benefit 2: You can learn something new.
Benefit 3: It gives your mind something to think about.
Benefit 4: It helps you understand your class better.
Drawback 1: The assigned book(s) may not have anything to do with the class.
Drawback 2: The book may have issues (outdated, no trigger warnings, etc.) that you weren't made aware of for whatever reason.
Drawback 3: If nothing comes from the assigned reading (quiz, essay, etc.), then your time reading it was wasted (i.e., it was assigned as busywork).
Drawback 4: Oftentimes, you're spending money on the books you've been assigned only to get rid of them afterward.
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