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Old 06-15-2008, 09:45 PM   #11
monster
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Originally Posted by Cloud View Post
not sure what's irritating you there, Monster, but the "if your kids see you reading" thing seems to be a standard assumption of educators.

I don't think that daughter (No. 1) has read a single book all the way through since leaving school. That, to me, is a not-reader.

Maybe it's just by comparison, though. She will look at, and consult books on specific topics.
Define Educator, please. I'm a parent. But so are you. I'm not a teacher.

Why don't you consider it reading if it isn't from cover to cover? non-fiction is set up to be read in sections, as needed. It IS reading. J'accuse of being a fiction snob.
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