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Schools have already changed; parents have to consider this
Kindergarten is more academic than it used to be. Kids are expected to learn to read. They are expected to know how to behave in school already. Not all five year olds are ready for this. Individual parents have to do what's best for their kids. This may reinforce the pressures for academic kindergarten, but a parent who tries to buck the ...
Posted to Family by BookMama on August 4, 2008
Great Idea!!! Very Boy Friendly!!!
I think these books are a great idea and will make boys enjoy reading. Being a 1st grade teacher at a all boys school books with adventures and superheroes are very attrative to boys and the great thing is that they are having fun while they are learning. I can't wait to purchase a few of these.
Posted to Family by Che11 on July 24, 2008
The Prolem with the Article
Erica S. Perl, did a stack of comics fall on you as a small child? Why the arrogance in this article? Comics, as have been alluded to many times by other posters, have started many great readers. They have built a multitude of stupendous vocabularies. Yes, I am trying to show mine off. Getting down to brass tacks, the attitude presented ...
Posted to Family by danhenneke on July 24, 2008