I know I’ve been MIA for a while, but it couldn’t be helped. Long story short (because I’m too over worked and tired to go into much detail) here’s a link to our new site.
It’s a place where parents can come and learn how to teach their kids to read using fun activities that are also research-based. I know what you’re thinking…”How could she come up with such a site when she’s barely literate herself?” Well, my friends, believe it or not I did used to have a career before Pea came along. And with that job came a brain – so I’ve relied on my memory stores for content.
Be sure to check it out and feel free to come back here to leave some feedback. I’d love to hear of any ways we can improve and make it better!
Back to work…see ya in another month or so – lol!
Mr Favorite pointed out to me that we start a lot of our conversations this way. I hadn’t thought about it before, but he’s absolutely right. We’re always sharing new things we learned about that day. Granted, included in these daily updates are useless tidbits of information regarding some scandalous famous person that did something stupid. Yet most of the time we swap worthwhile info on various topics. We also noted that many people around us don’t use that term very often. Especially when I started thinking about many of my former co-workers in the so-called learned field of education. Or maybe it’s just that people take credit for the things they discuss and pass it on as their own opinion/knowledge. Either way, it made me wonder . . . do people (besides bloggers and blog lurkers) ever read just for the sake of it anymore?
I’ll readily admit that I don’t read actual books that much anymore. Not because I don’t enjoy them, but because I tend to get obsessed with books. No matter how interesting or boring a book is – I have to finish it once I start it. And I’ve never been the kind that could read a couple chapters of a book each night or a bit here and there as time allowed. No – once I start, I basically ignore everything and do nothing except read that book until I finish it (this usually means that I’m out of commission for a day or two). It also gives me the added pleasure of irritating those around me who desperately vie for my attention. They try so hard to tear me away, only to get painfully ignored. In the case of gossip magazines I average about an hour, so it’s not that bad (right, Stef?).
As much as I’d love to lose myself in a good book, I just don’t have the luxury of time to dedicate myself to a book the way I’d like. So instead, I just read online . But I do read, and more importantly, I learn everyday. Because isn’t that the point – even if it’s just for entertainment??? I think it’s sad that some people don’t like to read and avoid it as much as they can. I can’t imagine purposefully turning away new information or not seeking it out.
