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abookreader · 03-25-2011, 03:05 PM

Reading the article it seems that most of the objection comes from the at odds actions of stating kids should be reading 50 books a year and then smacking down the funding of Public Libraries.

When my older kids were in Grade School I did a mini-parental revolt by refusing to fill out those "Free Reading Logs." Free reading shouldn't have to be logged, monitored, or approved by your Mommy. Nothing kills a bucket of fun quite like turning it into homework.

I bought books and comics and Sports Illustrated magazines and I left them lying around the house and let nature take its course.

03-25-2011, 03:05 PM	#3
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Reading the article it seems that most of the objection comes from the at odds actions of stating kids should be reading 50 books a year and then smacking down the funding of Public Libraries. When my older kids were in Grade School I did a mini-parental revolt by refusing to fill out those "Free Reading Logs." Free reading shouldn't have to be logged, monitored, or approved by your Mommy. Nothing kills a bucket of fun quite like turning it into homework. I bought books and comics and Sports Illustrated magazines and I left them lying around the house and let nature take its course.