Should Contemporary Literature Be Studied at School? Opinions of Education Process Stakeholders
The article analyzes the attitude of participants of literary education to teaching modern literature at school. The main advantages of using modern literature in the classroom are its relevance, the possibility to make lessons more interesting, and teach students to independently analyze texts that are not canonic. The article is based on focus groups conducted with schoolchildren and students, interviews with literature teachers, as well as students' essays about modern literature at school.