tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post7160689243218483022..comments2024-01-03T07:11:46.944-06:00Comments on On the Doorstep: Why I Don't Keep Reading Logs for My Kids' School Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678523115908249689noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post-7271554922095024122015-03-10T21:17:25.310-05:002015-03-10T21:17:25.310-05:00Rebel mamas are a dangerous bunch. :)Rebel mamas are a dangerous bunch. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678523115908249689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post-90956846814773812532015-03-10T21:16:44.678-05:002015-03-10T21:16:44.678-05:00Thank you! Honestly, some of the best Sundays we h...Thank you! Honestly, some of the best Sundays we have as a family are eating waffles and spending the rest of the morning reading. The house is quiet, and everybody is snuggled up and absorbed in their stories. Why try to quantify things like that? It's a little slice of heaven. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678523115908249689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post-21812811145785835182015-03-10T02:55:38.073-05:002015-03-10T02:55:38.073-05:00You are spot-on with this one! When my son (now 2...You are spot-on with this one! When my son (now 27) was in grade school, they had a similar program to yours and I never filled out the reading logs or forced him to read for a certain number of minutes a day. This counted against his grades in Reading and in Class Participation. He read voraciously, and far above his grade level; like your boys (and Jan and Connie's kids too) he just didn't want to be told what to read and when. Good for you!!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564514698418229865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post-50646900049218206132015-03-08T13:24:48.627-05:002015-03-08T13:24:48.627-05:00Stand proudly upon your soap box ... what you wrot...Stand proudly upon your soap box ... what you wrote today is spot on! We had the same reading at bedtime rule as Jan, where the girls could stay up for an extra half hour if they spent that time reading. I'm the type of reader that you are ... words are words and I read EVERYTHING ... books, blogs, magazines, shampoo bottles, etc. You have set a wonderful example for your children.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post-43913082654583063202015-03-08T10:10:40.626-05:002015-03-08T10:10:40.626-05:00Thanks, Karen-Anne. I was actually a little worrie...Thanks, Karen-Anne. I was actually a little worried about publishing this one. I know some people might disagree, but mostly I don't want it to seem like flout teachers when it's not convenient to me. I don't, but have been concerned it might get taken that way. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678523115908249689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post-18973429551542081702015-03-08T10:09:06.394-05:002015-03-08T10:09:06.394-05:00Some of my sons get hyper-focused on one topic, bu...Some of my sons get hyper-focused on one topic, but it changes eventually. You son apparently was very clear on what his goal was, and that's a good thing too. I think teachers want to supervise kids' reading because they know how important literacy is, and I don't disagree with them. But I think not letting kids have their own time and choice to discover books and reading ends up working against the goal: educated adults who love to read and can function in the world. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678523115908249689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post-79576629234265029842015-03-08T05:55:46.181-05:002015-03-08T05:55:46.181-05:00I agree 100%. I agree 100%. Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419950376125528057.post-76240151712114448392015-03-07T23:00:35.455-06:002015-03-07T23:00:35.455-06:00I hear ya sister.
My son is 35 now and I can sooo...I hear ya sister.<br /><br />My son is 35 now and I can sooooo relate. My son was always a reader because we made it fun not a chore. He read motorcycle and car magazines to my husband as my husband (he raced motorcycles) drove from his sponsor's shop to the dyno facility etc. My son would read to my husband and when he came to a word he didn't know, he would lean over, look at the word his little finger was pointing to and help him sound out the word. CAR BUR ATOR<br /><br />In third grade, his teacher wrote on his weekly report that he would only read car and motorcycle books and that she told him he HAD to check out another type of book. He walked around the library without a book when she finally told him he could get what he wanted and he promptly walked over and picked out a car book. My son went on to graduate from a highly respected engineering school and races cars. Duh.....he knew what he liked and wanted. <br /><br />When he was in 6th grade he wanted to stay up a extra half hour. I agreed, if he read for that 1/2 hour. Not only did it help him wind down but he became a voracious reader. I can't tell you how many of those medieval knights and dragon novels I have purchased.<br /><br />I should have gone to the school and complained. If you are trying to get children to read for pleasure you surely do not tell them what to read. I'm sure that teacher would not like to read about cars so why would my son like to read about something that she reads for pleasure?<br />Jan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200868370970054076noreply@blogger.com