I agree with Renee. One thing I have been thinking the past few years is why do we try to fit everyone into the same enjoyments? Some students are not readers, some are not mathematicians, some are not musicians or artists. I know reading is important and everyone uses it all the time, but my husband is a wonderful person and I can't tell you the last time he sat down and read a novel. He reads directions for hanging light fixtures, or repairing toilets, or whatever. He is more mechanically minded and would rather work with his hands. Not all people do everything, and they can survive without reading and discussing a novel. It is my job as a teacher to find what area a student excels in and help them gain skills in all areas, not just push my love onto them. I have a masters degree in reading and love to teach math and music. I am not critizing anyone for their zeal of reading, I love to read as well. But it isn't the only thing in the world. Lori in Utah
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