Michael Palin is required reading
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From the Associated Press
A travel book written by a former Monty Python comedian will become required reading in high school geography classes, Britain’s school minister said Thursday, as the government seeks to boost interest in geography.
“Himalaya” follows Michael Palin’s 1,800-mile, six-month trek through India, Pakistan and China in 2003 and 2004.
The announcement by School Minister Lord Adonis follows the release of a report from the government’s education watchdog, the Office for Standards in Education, which said that geography was the worst taught subject in British schools.
