I got paid to blog again!

[orangerful]

I got to write another blog for work! And it's about my love of Star Wars and reading! And I even managed to work in a small rant about why parents should let their kids read what they want!

check it out!

Comments

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I try my best. :) I try to explain to the parents all of the good things that come from reading, that kids will stop reading if a book is too challenging, that they are trying to get them to read for fun, that the child needs to be able to identify with the story...

Yeah, my mom let me read whatever I wanted to so I usually end up boggling at any parent that stops their child. Unfortunately, in the end, the caregiver gets the final say, but usually I can at least convince them to take one "fun" book and one "challenging" book (though I've read enough children's and teen fiction to know what I'm really giving them LOL)

[penderies.livejournal.com]

I had a whole comment typed and then my internet cut out, fuck's sake ...

Parents are so dumb. Just because you have the biological ability to produce offspring doesn't mean you're an expert on shit. I was a TA for a teacher in secondary school and he had a parent come in trying to blame him for their daughter skipping class and failing the test and my teacher was like 'hahaha nope'. Parents are embarrassing sometimes, honestly.