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lisa short's avatar

Thank you for addressing this important topic. My boys attended public schools K-12 in Charleston. It was a challenge to find the best place to both support and challenge them. I found it important to do so at home. As parents, we read classics often and they became interested in what we were reading… I made them wait until age 12 to read Lord of the Flies ( too intense). When 12 came around they were excited to read it and loved it! The same for Orwells’ books and the Odyssey. Now they get a challenging book of interest to them every Christmas and return the favor by buying us one of the same - I received Anthony Bourdains travel book. A love of reading and an inquisitive mind is nurtured both at home and, ideally, in schools.

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Jody Stallings's avatar

Wonderful comments, Lisa! Thank you for sharing!

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