Professor: If You Read To Your Kids, You’re ‘Unfairly Disadvantaging’ Others
“I don’t think parents reading their children bedtime stories should constantly have in their minds the way that they are unfairly disadvantaging other people’s children, but I think they should have that thought occasionally,” he said.
Wow, I don’t think a parent should have that thought for a nanosecond. Adam Swift is an idiot.
Yep. I heard about this when it came out. The only thing I could get out of it is an idea that’s been echoed on MSNBC, which is, “We shouldn’t think of children as *our* children, but rather that they belong to the community.” So, the idea seems to be you shouldn’t just read to your own children, but to other people’s children as well, since just the activity improves their chances in life. All I can say is these people are sheltered. They should get out more among real people…
* “these people” = the professor.
We read to our children (almost) every night until basically they weren’t interested ( 3rd grade or so?). Of course it came in handy that there are 2 parents and 2 children. Less of one or more of the other makes the situation more challenging. I didn’t always want to do it, I’m sure my wife didn’t either, but it was a very rewarding experience. The best was when they are learning to read and sound out words for you. Those are “high five” moments.