Last summer, when the kids came home from their first year in college, I felt like I could finally say I had succeeded in my goal. “For fun” they went to the library to get some reading material. My son Alex read the entire Shakespeare collection, my son Kevin read CS Lewis and some Dostoevsky. I may have been stressed out when they were in high school, but I can honestly say that I achieved my goal: they LOVE reading. Yippee!
Blessings,
Lee
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Lizzie says:
How refreshing to hear right now. I have a friend who is totally into it and really goes to town with her kids and I, well, I just haven’t yet. I just can’t bring my self to analyze books I love on the first reading. My dd read,To Kill A Mockingbird, because she wanted to, to tear it apart would have broken my heart and hers.
Especially since I am a WTMer, I had guilt.
June 9th, 2010 at 3:26 am
Lee says:
Hi Lizzie,
I found out after-the-fact that I was a WTMer as well! I went to her seminar and realized I was reading the books, doing the Latin… all that stuff! I just didn’t dissect the books, LOL!
I’m right there with you!
Blessings,
Lee
June 9th, 2010 at 5:29 am
KB says:
Oh, HOORAY!! I am SO glad to hear you say these things. Honest, good, hard-working Homeschooling Moms are doing the right thing when they don’t tear, claw, dissect and shred books the children used to love.
It is hard to get the children to read “classics”. You know, I thought “classic” meant “boring” until I was about 30. Suddenly it struck me that “classic” means that thousands of avid readers made a list of books they Loved and Highly Recommend. Comparing these lists resulted in a list of the “classics”. Talk about a lightbulb moment and a new discovery of Jane Austen!
But the kids most prefer Alex Rider, Young Bond, Redwall, and Maximum Ride series. Eventually they will hit more of the classics.
June 15th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Lee says:
I love what you said here, ““classic” means that thousands of avid readers made a list of books they Loved and Highly Recommend” – AWESOME!
Blessings,
Lee
June 15th, 2010 at 1:58 pm