Shocking Headline: "Oxford University Applicants as Likely to Be Asked about Twilight as Shakespeare"

No, not a hoax...an actual headline from a British newspaper, The Telegraph, announcing that students applying for admission to Oxford University (the British equivalent to our Ivy Leagues) are as likely to be asked about Twilight as Shakespeare.

Check out the full article here:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/6272444/Oxford-University-applicants-as-likely-to-be-asked-about-Twilight-as-Shakespeare.html

The reason given is that the admissions officials want to see how students think about a book that they've read independently (rather than a book that they've been taught).

I find this intriguing, but definitely controversial. What do you think about this? Do you buy into the idea that a skilled reader can read ANYTHING well? Even Twilight?

[To see Oxford University's actual media release about this, click here.]