Should high schools require students to read the "classics"?

    High schools should require students to read the classics because you can learn many new things you haven't experience or known yet like new words, history, characters,imagination, etc. For example, Reading books that were written long ago but are still admired and educated people is partly how students learn the history of literature and important ideas. Another Reason, Students who have read "classics" are better prepared for college literature classes, because they will have background knowledge of works that other writers refer to; without that background knowledge, a student's reading comprehension is compromised.