Forced Reading

Forced Reading Before entering kindergarten, my mother who was a teacher at an elementary school did reading every day and doing arithmetic. My 4 - year - old brother 's brother attended school. I remember the days I sat on the table. I am 4 years old, but my body is not proportional to furniture yet. The chair is too low, the table is too expensive. My simple reader is on the table, and I am looking at it nervously from my point of view. I am a bit irritated because I want to know why I have to do this.

When I entered junior high school, I was told that I had to read a certain number of pages, then I answered the question. I hate it. I like to call it "compulsory reading", I hate this idea. In my words, it is mandatory reading that you need to read materials you do not want. This is not necessarily a simple book, but it can include articles, short stories, and so on. In the summer of the next grade (7, 8, 9), we need to read more in the summer. I have to read at least 1-2 books. I do not mind having a more reading experience until the teacher picks 3 books, I need to read 2 of 3 choices.

Do you know what makes reading uncomfortable? You must write down the date, title, number of pages you read, and a brief summary. I do not want to be forced to finish reading logs. Theoretically, reading logs are aimed at giving students the responsibility of independent reading; their purpose is to guarantee teachers and parents that children actually read at night 20 minutes . In fact, however, these logs actually have opposite effects on students. Reading a journal not only promotes young people's inner affection for reading but also inevitably makes reading feel like a chore.

For what a child should read, I advocate giving a child a personal taste. Reading was reading, practice strengthened it. If you force your child to read, or - more terrible - bored, children will see punishment rather than happiness rather than happiness. Well, what if your child read a useless comic book or a graphic novel? Are you still running away from reality? Is it biography of a pop star or sports hero? As your child grows, you can recommend other challenging books that may meet the same needs. Classical writers have many good adventure stories including Alexander du Marl, Robert Louis Stevenson, Victor Hugo, and even Zengrei. (William Goldman is doing an interesting story about this process in the introduction of The Princess Bride.)