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LogDog75

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4. I remember when I was in grade school we were encourage to read books

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:36 AM

Yesterday

There was a program in our classroom where we had a large number of short books and we were to read one or two a week. You'd checkout the book and when you returned it it was recorded that you read it. I really got into it and I'd read 4 or 5 of them a week.

In high school, our English teacher would start the class by having us bring a book of our choice to class and for the first 15 minutes read it.

Since then, I had no problem reading novels and now, 60 plus years later I try to read at least one novel a week.

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Many schools don't think students can read full novels any more. That's a tragedy [View all] douglas9 Jan 6 OP

I can't read one without falling asleep. RandySF Jan 6 #1

I don't think we read novels in high school GreatGazoo Jan 6 #2

Breaks my heart too. Reading has always been my joy. Many books now banned in schools, txwhitedove Jan 6 #3

I remember when I was in grade school we were encourage to read books LogDog75 Yesterday #4