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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 37543" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Barbara - I totally agree with you.</p><p></p><p>They teach reading and literature the same way. They take a wonderful novel, a classic story, and manage to ruin it for them! Instead of just letting them read it and discussing it at the end, they pick it apart, dissect each tiny little piece, analyze it to the "nth" degree, just beat it to death ... and by doing it this way, they manage to wring every last little bit of joy out of reading it! It would be like seeing a magnificent painting one square inch at a time and then being expected to appreciate it! What should have been a pleasure to for them to read becomes a mind-numbing chore. Kids miss the whole point and get turned off from reading, and who could blame them! </p><p></p><p>My son, at age 26, is a <em>voracious</em> reader! You never see him without a book in his hand! And he got that way because even before he started school, we let him read things that were <em>fun</em> for him, things that interested him, held his attention and entertained him. There's <em>tons</em> of good books out there that kids will really enjoy reading. They're not all childrens books either. Just turn them loose and let them find what they're interested in! They might surprise you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 37543, member: 1883"] Barbara - I totally agree with you. They teach reading and literature the same way. They take a wonderful novel, a classic story, and manage to ruin it for them! Instead of just letting them read it and discussing it at the end, they pick it apart, dissect each tiny little piece, analyze it to the "nth" degree, just beat it to death ... and by doing it this way, they manage to wring every last little bit of joy out of reading it! It would be like seeing a magnificent painting one square inch at a time and then being expected to appreciate it! What should have been a pleasure to for them to read becomes a mind-numbing chore. Kids miss the whole point and get turned off from reading, and who could blame them! My son, at age 26, is a [i]voracious[/i] reader! You never see him without a book in his hand! And he got that way because even before he started school, we let him read things that were [i]fun[/i] for him, things that interested him, held his attention and entertained him. There's [i]tons[/i] of good books out there that kids will really enjoy reading. They're not all childrens books either. Just turn them loose and let them find what they're interested in! They might surprise you! [/QUOTE]
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