The Bard a must for all children.

(From The Statesman (India))

Richard Garner LONDON, Sept. 16. Every child should see at least one compulsory Shakespeare performance during their school life as part of an attempt to stop youngsters being bored by the Bards plays. The recommendation is being made by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) as part of a campaign it is launching to revamp the teaching of Shakespeare in schools. The RSC, has been asked by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), the Governments exams watchdog, to take a leading role in determining how Shakespeare is taught, also wants major changes to the way children are tested on the playwright. It is worried that the current …