In April 2011, Gove criticised schools for not studying pre-twentieth century classics and blamed "England's constricted and unreformed exam system" for failing to encourage children to read.
2011年4月，戈夫批评学校没有学习20世纪前的经典，并指出“英格兰的限制和未改革的考试制度”没有鼓励孩子阅读。