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Really? This is a serious question parents ask themselves. Thank God for my parents, then, who never meddled and dictated what I could or could not read.
I certainly have to echo Simon. I think my parents were glad I had an open and inquisitive mind. Mine certainly paid more attention to what garbage I was watching on TV and put the kibosh on a couple of "violent" or "stupid" programs. Perhaps if I had also read "stupid" or "violent" books, too, they might have questioned that. "Stupid" was Peyton Place and "violent" was The Lone Ranger. Times have changed for violence.
Death of a Salesman has importnant ideas in it. And the baby shouldn't be thrown out with the bath.
I asked him what things that he thought he could do to come up with a solution. He chose to go to the teacher and ask if during out loud reading in class he could read alone in the hallway. She understood and agreed. So, he is reading the book, but not having to read aloud words that are uncomfortable for him to say. I'm glad that he was able to come up with a solution that worked. I would never want to encourage him to run away when the going gets tough. I am glad that he came up with a solution that would work for him and for the teacher. Thanks for all the help.
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Sep 02, 2011 07:10PM
Really? This is a serious question parents ask themselves. Thank God for my parents, then, who never meddled and dictated what I could or could not read.
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I certainly have to echo Simon. I think my parents were glad I had an open and inquisitive mind. Mine certainly paid more attention to what garbage I was watching on TV and put the kibosh on a couple of "violent" or "stupid" programs. Perhaps if I had also read "stupid" or "violent" books, too, they might have questioned that. "Stupid" was Peyton Place and "violent" was The Lone Ranger. Times have changed for violence.Death of a Salesman has importnant ideas in it. And the baby shouldn't be thrown out with the bath.
I asked him what things that he thought he could do to come up with a solution. He chose to go to the teacher and ask if during out loud reading in class he could read alone in the hallway. She understood and agreed. So, he is reading the book, but not having to read aloud words that are uncomfortable for him to say. I'm glad that he was able to come up with a solution that worked. I would never want to encourage him to run away when the going gets tough. I am glad that he came up with a solution that would work for him and for the teacher. Thanks for all the help.
