It has awhile since I studied English in school, but from my experience I found it to be a mixed bag of enjoyable activities like learning about Shakespeare, the themes he used etc to mind numbingly dull books like Oliver Twist. The problem is that the way schools want you to learn to read is in very narrow minded way by almost making it a crime for you to disregard a classic that you couldn't become invested in or care about. People have different taste and opionions especially about art and literature.

Take into account the many forms of literature out there and the different ways there are presented to the reader from a novel, poetry to a comic the list goes on. To be honest this image sums up the way I feel about the way it's taught, just change the context.

Dawn of War

A good example of the use of models is Terminator 1 and 2. A lot of films resort to using CGI straight away which can lead to some lazy film making, and if the money isn't their to back it up it sticks out like a sore thumb. I general think films that use models or in camera special effects are general more creative and edited better.