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To be or not to be, from four
The Guardian, 3 March
The Royal Shakespeare Company are arguing that children should be taught Shakespeare as young as four, before they become intimidated by the language. Introducing such works to teenagers is too late. Jacqui O’Hanlon, head of education at the RSC, argues that ‘there’s been a lot of success with four-year-olds. With primary school kids, there isn’t a fear factor because they’ve never heard of him.’
It is currently compulsory to study Shakespeare from the age of 13 and is the only mandatory component of the national tests at 14. However, a spokesman for the exams watchdog, the Qualification and Curriculum Authority, claimed that the review of primary curricula, ordered by the government, would be an excellent opportunity to address the subject.
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