tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post7673720592747878721..comments2023-09-19T03:17:44.567-04:00Comments on Epic Adventures Are Often Uncomfortable: Educarnival v2 Issue 6Clixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-19208801836844149892009-10-01T06:34:44.331-04:002009-10-01T06:34:44.331-04:00Well, as far as HUMAN psychology - if I was REQUIR...Well, as far as HUMAN psychology - if I was REQUIRED to have 20 minutes of something I truly enjoyed every day, the problem wouldn't be getting me to do it; the problem would be getting me not to use that as an excuse to avoid other things that I didn't like! <br /><br />Is he required to read anything in particular? My students have started to enjoy reading again because I let them Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-7018483239111043802009-10-01T02:12:55.732-04:002009-10-01T02:12:55.732-04:00Right, I know what your saying. For myself, in obs...Right, I know what your saying. For myself, in observation of my childs feelings and behavior about the required reading, it just feels like once something that's supposed to not only be an important life skill, but also very enjoyable is made a required daily activity, it becomes work to the child, and loses some of the enjoyment.<br /><br />That's not to say the particular childs own Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422834394016874439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-70099198164930698672009-09-30T21:10:26.214-04:002009-09-30T21:10:26.214-04:00*grin* They are! (Well, at least *I* thought so, f...*grin* They are! (Well, at least *I* thought so, fwiw!) Don't think I agree with you on the reading, though. It just BOGGLES my mind that reading & answering questions (you know, typical homework) is okay, but reading WITHOUT extra work isn't!<br /><br />It also doesn't match what I've seen from my students - then again, they're high-schoolers.Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-37790826773969666842009-09-30T20:47:52.862-04:002009-09-30T20:47:52.862-04:00Wanted to say thanks alot for including my posts! ...Wanted to say thanks alot for including my posts! Hope they are found interesting and thought provoking.<br /><br />-John<br /><a href="http://www.johnmastro.net" rel="nofollow">JohnMastro.net</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422834394016874439noreply@blogger.com