After this week, they're only be three more weeks of summer reading program. Some of it is very enjoyable, and some, well, not so much...
I've adopted a new strategy. Now, when some dissatisfied parent starts complaining about the selection in prize books for the children's reading program, I just walk away and stop listening to them. In the past, I've really allowed them to get under my skin, but not anymore. I recognize them as someone who is dissatisfied with their life and is incapable of spontaneously enjoying goodness. They don't understand that the gifts are just an incentive to entice the children and that their child has already received the reward of a summer of reading practice and enjoyment.
I know from personal experience how much easier it makes your child's school career if you instill a love of books and reading from an early age.
1 comment:
Amen sis'tah! You said it and thank you from all the bibliophiles and teachers you there!
I read to my son while he was in the womb and I read to him until he could read to himself and then I still read to him. He's 16 yrs old now and went through an "i hate reading" phase for about 2 yeas but now he loves to read again.
And I'm a firm believer that it doesn't matter what kids read, as long as they do. Yes, I would love to see a kid enjoy reading a book, but if they're reading graphic novels or magazines or newspapers, at least they are READING!
Thanks for doing what you do with a children's reading program. I know the stress after my 5 yrs in a children's library but you rock and deserve PRAISE for keeping upbeat!
GO YOU!
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