As a teacher, I’ve met parents who felt and acted as if they had no duty to read to their child, to help the child form positive feelings toward books, magazines and newspapers. The parents truly said out loud that teaching reading is the job of the school. No wonder we have kids who are so angry at having reading assignments in school that they rip out each page after they have ‘finished’ reading it. I’ve seen it. In our school district, there have been years when no boys were inducted into the National Honor Society. It is not surprising that more girls are now attending college than are boys. At public universities, the male-female ratio is 1 to 1.33. We need to encourage all new parents to help their children learn to love reading. Oh, and yes I do know Calvin is just a character in a comic strip.
As a teacher, I’ve met parents who felt and acted as if they had no duty to read to their child, to help the child form positive feelings toward books, magazines and newspapers. The parents truly said out loud that teaching reading is the job of the school. No wonder we have kids who are so angry at having reading assignments in school that they rip out each page after they have ‘finished’ reading it. I’ve seen it. In our school district, there have been years when no boys were inducted into the National Honor Society. It is not surprising that more girls are now attending college than are boys. At public universities, the male-female ratio is 1 to 1.33. We need to encourage all new parents to help their children learn to love reading. Oh, and yes I do know Calvin is just a character in a comic strip.