"The Little Pirate", "Kekec", "Selected Poems", "Examples of Bravery and Heroism" by Marko Miljanov, "Suspicious Face", "The Sun is Far Away" are no longer compulsory reading for elementary school students in Montenegro.
"Since teaching in primary schools has been for nine years, readings have been divided into three cycles. In the first cycle, we have a big problem with younger children, because the books are too voluminous. to welcome them with a voluminous book. It is impossible for a child at a younger age to read a book without illustrations over a hundred pages on his own," said teacher Olivera Leković from the "Educational Community of Montenegro" Association, guesting on "Morning Colors".
Leković added that children in primary schools have a lot of new books, that they should study contemporary writers, but that such a "cut" is not good.
He believes that "Mountain Wreath" should be studied more, that there are certain passages from this work, but not the entire reading.
"We are calling on the Institute and the Ministry of Education to revise the reading material. We have written to the ministry, so far there is no response," said Leković.
The criterion for the selection of reading material for the school program for elementary school was to satisfy that 50 percent of the books must be by authors from contemporary literature.
Snežana Jovetić Koprivica, a professor of literature at the secondary mixed school in Golubovci, says that reading materials have subtly changed in secondary schools.
"We mostly have content that is completely aligned with the educational program. It is the teacher's responsibility to choose content that is adapted to the student. I always recommend a classical writer to my students, as well as a contemporary one," said Koprivica.
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