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patrickt · 08-25-2010, 07:36 PM

I read and my children read. I think it is extremely important to read to children from the time they're born. I like to tell children, "All the secrets in the world are written in books and when you learn to read you can learn all the secrets."

All kids seem to love reading but our schools seem to take the love out of them. I suggested once that if we taught sex education the way we taught reading by the time kids reached puberty they wouldn't want to do it. Just imagine having sex in front of the class with everyone laughing.

I think it's also critically important for kids to be allowed to read what they want to read. The reason I got an ebook reader is that for twelve years I've have to read the books someone else thought we should read. Now, I get to read the books I want to read. It's the same with kids.

08-25-2010, 07:36 PM	#21
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	I read and my children read. I think it is extremely important to read to children from the time they're born. I like to tell children, "All the secrets in the world are written in books and when you learn to read you can learn all the secrets." All kids seem to love reading but our schools seem to take the love out of them. I suggested once that if we taught sex education the way we taught reading by the time kids reached puberty they wouldn't want to do it. Just imagine having sex in front of the class with everyone laughing. I think it's also critically important for kids to be allowed to read what they want to read. The reason I got an ebook reader is that for twelve years I've have to read the books someone else thought we should read. Now, I get to read the books I want to read. It's the same with kids.