I find this quote extremely bothersome, not because I disagree, but because of how painfully true it is. I personally have always enjoyed school, but I know I am one of the rare few because I know nearly all of my fellow students relate to what is being said here. Learning should be fun, but in classes where students are expected to memorize, analyze, and attempt to relate to content not written for them it makes sense that fun and enjoyment are hard to come by. Another reason this quote stood out to me is because it immediately made me think of Dead Poets Society. That movie grapples with the same issue of students enjoying their school experience and getting true, valuable learning versus very structured, intense learning that they do not respond to in the same way. This quote just reminded me of how Robin Williams's character famously tried to bring pleasure back into the classroom and go against the standard method of teaching.

This is an extremely valid point about why classical literature should not necessarily be the basis of all high school English classes. Classical literature has a depth that must be appreciated in order to get the full effect of the writing, but testing on that depth is not the proper way to appreciate it. The reader should be reading it because they want to, and should be able to focus on the story being told without the worry of missing information that could be on the test. By thinking of a novel just in terms of what information could possibly be in the multiple choice section the reader cannot truly appreciate the value of what they're reading, which is just another reason classical literature may not be the best fit for most high school English classrooms.