Dwayne picked up a toy airplane at a trade show in NYC a few weeks ago. He didn't go to the trade show for it, just got it while he was there, you see. Anyway, he put it together and took Norah outside in the yard to play with it this last weekend. They came back less than five minutes later with Norah in tears. The plane had landed on the neighbor's roof. After knocking on her door and receiving the nice old lady's permission, Dwayne climbed up on her roof using one of his ladders to get it down. It was quite a sight to see him carrying a full sized ladder down the road, Norah trailing behind him, wiping her eyes but smiling again. After that, the two of them took the quick trip to the neighborhood park where they could fly it in the empty ball fields. That went much better.
"...the child should have a set time everyday to read for fun. Begin with half an hour for first graders, and build up to an hour of reading time daily... This is an important part of the child's education: it improves his reading skills, teaches him the habit of sitting still with a book, and reminds him that reading is fun... free reading ought to be spent on literature at or slightly below the child's present reading level so that he can simply enjoy himself. The easier reading will help him increase his speed." The Well Trained Mind: The Guide to Classical Education at Home by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer
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