I think I was in 5th grade when my teacher gave me Flowers for Algernon to read. He often picked out books for us individually. I can also thank him for The Hobbit and A Spell for Chameleon.
Thompkins? Thompson? Maybe Thomas was his name. Isn't it funny that I remember what happened to Charlie and the mouse but not the name of the real person who gave me the story to read?
Thompkins? Thompson? Maybe Thomas was his name. Isn't it funny that I remember what happened to Charlie and the mouse but not the name of the real person who gave me the story to read?
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!
Not to be rude but who are you? And I suppose equally important, where are we?
The Wotmaniac formerly known as nomad.
Not to be rude but who are you? And I suppose equally important, where are we?
The Wotmaniac formerly known as nomad.
What books should students be forced to read in school?
- 10/09/2009 06:35:46 AM
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I honestly don't remember being assigned any books to read in elementary school.
- 10/09/2009 06:43:59 AM
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I remember being forced to read a few novels
- 10/09/2009 08:41:47 AM
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Not many - they should be made to read, yes, but why not let them choose themselves?
- 10/09/2009 11:35:09 AM
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in elementary school, we weren't forced to read certain books until around 4th or 5th grade
- 10/09/2009 02:22:34 PM
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Don't leave us hanging! What was the ONE book? *NM*
- 10/09/2009 05:27:40 PM
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Beverly Cleary should be good for that age. She did Mouse and the Motorcycle.
- 10/09/2009 04:09:42 PM
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That was a long time ago.
- 10/09/2009 04:53:24 PM
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I don't think forcing books on kids is the way to get them to enjoy reading
- 10/09/2009 10:44:08 PM
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is da bomb!!! Should be mandatory for elementary. *NM*
- 11/09/2009 02:59:38 AM
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Which movie do you like better? (Now with lickable wallpaper!)
- 11/09/2009 05:23:45 AM
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