We have all done it, sat in front of a Shakespeare book wondering why we are there. Can Shakespeare really help our futures and careers?

It's not just my views either; when I asked an English teacher at my high school, she had some interesting things to say.

Mrs Swan told us: 'A student's reaction to Shakespeare is usually negative, until you make it something that they can relate to.'

But can we honestly relate to it? There must be a reason for this shared boredom!

Another English teacher said 'students tend to switch off when they hear the word Shakespeare', and this proves Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and even Macbeth aren't exactly helping keep us awake in lessons.

Furthermore, the English teacher admitted that after the seventh time of teaching Romeo and Juliet, she is getting bored! So if the out-of-date plays are being taught across the country, then why are we learning it in English and not history?

On the other hand, our honest teacher also said that, 'despite it being a huge language barrier, Shakespeare deals with issues that are still affecting society today, such as love, anger, betrayal and guilt'.

As well as this, a student said 'I actually enjoy reading in the way people use to speak and how the grammar doesn't really make sense'.

Maybe the language barrier is pushing us...

Despite this, Shakespeare is still an old tradition to learn in an English classroom that is outdated.

Why are we learning something that makes teens all over the country want to groan? Surely it's time for this issue to be noticed!

Even if the language barrier is huge and Shakespeare has changed society for ever, students should really be learning this in history.

Should young people study Shakespeare? Tell us what you think: email ben.dunne@norfolk.gov.uk or tweet @FutureVoicesNfk

Taylor Ball, 12, Gorleston