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Old 04-11-2012, 05:33 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by frogi View Post

I am working to find books I think she would enjoy. I truly believe that reading unlocks the intellect and imagination lying dormant in a person's mind. It just adds a frustrating layer of complexity to the matter for me to check potential books against this list to see if she will get credit for reading it.
I think turning reading into "work" is where the schools go wrong. When I was at school they used to confiscate books we wanted to read and force us to read boring books instead. Now that education has turned into a box-ticking exercise I would guess it's even worse now.
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