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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 04:32 AM Original message |
Survey: Children reading less, 31% say they'd "rather do other things." |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. I always hated homework, it kept me from reading the interesting stuff! |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think it's time we realize that computers have won...but kids should still read! |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. True. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 07:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. we have a policy now - |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 07:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. My grandson won't read |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 07:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. y'know, it's taken me some effort to get into fiction. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I keep reminding myself |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. my oldest didnt read fiction until past the fourth grade, i am remembering |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Coming from a family of bibliophiles, |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. That's a good point |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Do you like movies? |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
5. That's a shame. As a separate question, I wonder how many families put limits |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. that's about the right percentage...of my 4 children 3 are avid readers, 1 would rather eat glass |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
10. I suspect, if you have to read large amounts for school, you're less likely to find reading relaxing |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. The love of reading starts way before a kid goes to school. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Yep |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. But if school work takes away large amounts of free time, recreational reading can take a big hit |
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Iwillnevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. Sign of the times |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
12. plenty of children reading per mess in kid part of library since school has been out |
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MadinMo (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. My 15 year old twins will be in Honors English this fall |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. We try to read to our 5 year old several times a day |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
17. I have been asking this question for 20 years: |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
21. As a child, and even now, I'd rather read than "do other stuff". |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. What percentage of their parents read for fun? |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. Some people aren't book people. |
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