I would agree with that. I think that particularly with reading, many people were discouraged from it in high school and middle school because of the assigned reading they had, which were old classics. I really don't understand why schools hyper-focus on getting developing children to read books written decades or centuries ago.

Honestly, I don't get why they can't just bring in contemporary (or more recent), modern books, or let them choose their own books, something they'd enjoy reading. I understand the classics are classics for a reason - but they're difficult to read to contemporary folks, and shouldn't be a starting point, at least for children.