Comments on: School taught me to HATE reading… and how I learned to love it again http://www.edenjournal.com/75/school-taught-me-to-hate-reading/ Personal Development - Enlightenment Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:46:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: I Couldn’t Sleep… But I Can Now! — Eden Journal http://www.edenjournal.com/75/school-taught-me-to-hate-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-32 I Couldn’t Sleep… But I Can Now! — Eden Journal Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:17:55 +0000 http://www.edenjournal.com/?p=75#comment-32 [...] It’s rather interesting how I came across it.  I didn’t read much back then, and, in fact, I rather disliked reading.  But, I saw a book on the coffee table, and read one single page.  That single page happened to [...] [...] It’s rather interesting how I came across it.  I didn’t read much back then, and, in fact, I rather disliked reading.  But, I saw a book on the coffee table, and read one single page.  That single page happened to [...]

]]> By: Eric Watermolen http://www.edenjournal.com/75/school-taught-me-to-hate-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Eric Watermolen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:44:43 +0000 http://www.edenjournal.com/?p=75#comment-26 Jack, Thanks for commenting. I'm happy to see that you were able to keep the flame alive. I had a long dry spell before I reconnected with a love of reading. I like the "too much weird stuff" comment. That weird stuff is probably all the great content that gets cut from the movie. :) I don't have much experience with books for girls, although I'll have to learn soon, as it won't be too much longer before my daughter starts reading. Jack,
Thanks for commenting. I’m happy to see that you were able to keep the flame alive. I had a long dry spell before I reconnected with a love of reading. I like the “too much weird stuff” comment. That weird stuff is probably all the great content that gets cut from the movie. :)

I don’t have much experience with books for girls, although I’ll have to learn soon, as it won’t be too much longer before my daughter starts reading.

]]> By: Jack http://www.edenjournal.com/75/school-taught-me-to-hate-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Jack Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:55:11 +0000 http://www.edenjournal.com/?p=75#comment-25 Most of my teachers tried, but none of them could kill my love of reading. My mother told me she couldn't remember when I couldn't read (though I'm sure there was a time). My defense was to read tons of stuff outside of school. I'd usually have a couple of books I was working on for pleasure and I'd suffer through the crawling pace and mind-numbing drudgery of the regular assignments in class.. Ny 10-year-old niece complains that she doesn't like books because there is "too much weird stuff going on" in the book as opposed to the movie, but I'm working on her. I'll find the magic book that fires her up one day. Most of my teachers tried, but none of them could kill my love of reading. My mother told me she couldn’t remember when I couldn’t read (though I’m sure there was a time). My defense was to read tons of stuff outside of school. I’d usually have a couple of books I was working on for pleasure and I’d suffer through the crawling pace and mind-numbing drudgery of the regular assignments in class.. Ny 10-year-old niece complains that she doesn’t like books because there is “too much weird stuff going on” in the book as opposed to the movie, but I’m working on her. I’ll find the magic book that fires her up one day.

]]> By: Eric Watermolen http://www.edenjournal.com/75/school-taught-me-to-hate-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Eric Watermolen Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:47:20 +0000 http://www.edenjournal.com/?p=75#comment-24 Armen, Thanks for the comments. It would take some effort for teachers to pass on the lesson that reading is fun and beneficial. I'm not sure what the ultimate solution would be, or if it's even possible. Perhaps assigning some books that are more fun to read, or a more customized student centric approach as you suggest. Or possibly assinging much shorter books for the in-depth analysis, and using longer books with a more simplified book report. Armen,
Thanks for the comments. It would take some effort for teachers to pass on the lesson that reading is fun and beneficial. I’m not sure what the ultimate solution would be, or if it’s even possible. Perhaps assigning some books that are more fun to read, or a more customized student centric approach as you suggest. Or possibly assinging much shorter books for the in-depth analysis, and using longer books with a more simplified book report.

]]> By: Armen Shirvanian http://www.edenjournal.com/75/school-taught-me-to-hate-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Armen Shirvanian Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:07:11 +0000 http://www.edenjournal.com/?p=75#comment-23 Hey Eric. This is a good message about the value of reading, which is somewhat negated during school, but can then be re-absorbed. Your graph showing the amount of books, compared with TV shows and movies on the same topic, lets us know that the depth is in the books. The detail in books is not shown in TV, or even desired by producers of TV material for it to be shown, so you have to focus your knowledge-gaining on the books which are all over the place. It would take an extra amount of effort on the part of teachers to get books suited for each student for them to read, but that might be a better way to go. I support book-reading like you. Thanks for this. Hey Eric.

This is a good message about the value of reading, which is somewhat negated during school, but can then be re-absorbed. Your graph showing the amount of books, compared with TV shows and movies on the same topic, lets us know that the depth is in the books. The detail in books is not shown in TV, or even desired by producers of TV material for it to be shown, so you have to focus your knowledge-gaining on the books which are all over the place.

It would take an extra amount of effort on the part of teachers to get books suited for each student for them to read, but that might be a better way to go.

I support book-reading like you. Thanks for this.

]]> By: Eric Watermolen http://www.edenjournal.com/75/school-taught-me-to-hate-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Eric Watermolen Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:29:23 +0000 http://www.edenjournal.com/?p=75#comment-22 Thanks for commenting Dennis. If you are thinking about picking up a book, I would recommend some Jules Verne books. I think it would appeal to your analytical mind. He's very detailed in the science of the stories. Maybe start with Journey to the Center of the Earth or 20,000 leagues under the sea. Thanks for commenting Dennis. If you are thinking about picking up a book, I would recommend some Jules Verne books. I think it would appeal to your analytical mind. He’s very detailed in the science of the stories. Maybe start with Journey to the Center of the Earth or 20,000 leagues under the sea.

]]> By: dennis thomas http://www.edenjournal.com/75/school-taught-me-to-hate-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-21 dennis thomas Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:30:20 +0000 http://www.edenjournal.com/?p=75#comment-21 I was never a fan of reading book in school. Not because it was boring, but because my mind wonders alot and I can never stay focused on one thing for very long. I have thought about reading more for the fact that I want to improve my grammar more. I agree that reading proper paragraphs will teach you to write proper. Writing good helps in communication and helps in the employment world. I find myself reading alot of blogs and text online. I almost never watch the television. I feel that everything on there is worthless and its only there to take the silence out of the air or help you fall asleep at night. Maybe I will have to get out there and find some good zombie books and start reading them, or might have to start off reading my school books for a change.. lol good stuff. I was never a fan of reading book in school. Not because it was boring, but because my mind wonders alot and I can never stay focused on one thing for very long.

I have thought about reading more for the fact that I want to improve my grammar more. I agree that reading proper paragraphs will teach you to write proper. Writing good helps in communication and helps in the employment world.

I find myself reading alot of blogs and text online. I almost never watch the television. I feel that everything on there is worthless and its only there to take the silence out of the air or help you fall asleep at night.

Maybe I will have to get out there and find some good zombie books and start reading them, or might have to start off reading my school books for a change.. lol

good stuff.

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