http://www.zakwhite.com/2009/11/trappstr-28-part-7-burt-bacharach-reading-and-true-friendship/ Zak White. A.K.A. CadillacZak. Father. Pastor. Friend. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.zakwhite.com/2009/11/trappstr-28-part-7-burt-bacharach-reading-and-true-friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 Zak White Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:13:18 +0000 http://www.zakwhite.com/?p=3523#comment-1942 Agreed. Parents can counter-act it I think. But, your statement shows the problem...we don't read! So how can we get our kids to? Agreed. Parents can counter-act it I think. But, your statement shows the problem…we don’t read! So how can we get our kids to?

]]> http://www.zakwhite.com/2009/11/trappstr-28-part-7-burt-bacharach-reading-and-true-friendship/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 TRAPPSTR Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:58:40 +0000 http://www.zakwhite.com/?p=3523#comment-1941 Man, love these thoughts Zak! If there was one of these I would've highlighted, it would be 16 about reading. And you make a great point about why people leave public school hating reading. I think it's the fact that it's forced, which lumps the discipline in with other fun school-related things like tests, sitting still, homework, and stern teachers. Conditions us, Pavlov-style, to dislike it. Maybe some of us need therapy! Man, love these thoughts Zak! If there was one of these I would’ve highlighted, it would be 16 about reading. And you make a great point about why people leave public school hating reading. I think it’s the fact that it’s forced, which lumps the discipline in with other fun school-related things like tests, sitting still, homework, and stern teachers. Conditions us, Pavlov-style, to dislike it. Maybe some of us need therapy!

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