Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 15, 2005, at 10:32 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Funny, we followed exactly the same strategy with our children as > what Daniel describes. Always reading to them at night, even when > they were infants. I remember once I had my then 1-year old son > with me on a visit to Denmark and had forgotten to bring baby > books. It didn't matter--I just read him the just-published memoirs > of a former Danish prime minister. This went on until well after he > could read by himself. > > Now they are 16 and 11, and both read A LOT. Especially my 11-year > old daughter is always ready to go and raid the local Waterstone's. > > I may have made some mistakes in parenting, I am sure I have, but > this is one thing I have done right. I am very sure you have got it right Nathan...so important, more later when I have a moment. Steve > > Nathan > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > >> Actually, Mark, I think our kids are about the same as they are >> anywhere. >> We are just very lucky. Partly, we (my wife and I) have had a >> consistent and relentless policy of reading from the very beginning. >> When they were younger, we'd read for them every single evening. It >> was the night-time ritual. Everything from kiddy books (Richard >> Scarry) to "chapter books" (full length books), every evening for >> about 45 minutes. They like books. >> My daughter's favorite poet is Karin Boye: >> http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/kboye.htm >> Book in her backpack? Impossible to say. She borrows stacks at a time >> from the library (10 to 15). >> But the newspaper bit is something I'll have to give our local paper >> credit for. They realized that they were going to miss the young >> reading public if they didn't do something. So they dedicated a >> full-page everyday on weekdays and a double page on week-ends to >> kids. >> It's not only dedicated to kids, it's entirely written, edited and >> composed by kids. Every six months they change "editorial teams". >> They >> put out an ad and young people can apply, explaining why they want to >> be on the editorial team and writing an essay to demonstrate their >> skill. >> They must have a an editor with his or her finger on the pulse of >> youth. They have consistently, for years, put together good teams. >> Here's the current editorial group: >> http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=535 >> They have their own facilities at the newspaper offices. They're made >> to feel like part of the team (and the _are_). >> Every morning all three of my children have gone straight for that >> page as soon as they come into the kitchen. The page is called >> "Graffiti", but that's just a title. >> As they grow older the kids started turning to other pages of the >> same >> paper. I appreciate that kind of marketing. They have been working on >> their audience in sympathetic way and have won them over. >> So in our case, I have to give a lot of credit to the local >> newspaper. >> Just a small-town rag (G?teborg is about the size of St. Louis, >> smaller if anything), but they played their cards right this time. >> I am one of many parents who really appreciate their work. They're >> making money on it too, I'm sure. >> Daniel >> On 11/15/05, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: >>> On 11/14/05 6:18 PM, "bill harting" <vintagebill@verizon.net> typed: >>> >>> >>>> I am amazed to find a young person apparently reading a >>>> newspaper -- perhaps >>>> it is the beautiful light. >>>> >>>> bill h >>>> >>>> >>> >>> In Europe I think people read, I think we win (US) in the anti >>> intellectualism department and non valuing of education. >>> AND we rule the world! >>> Lets hope the burgeoning Visigoths and the ravishing hoards on >>> horseback >>> from the East give us a hand in the smarts department. >>> How many kids do you know over here have a favorite Poet? A book >>> in their >>> backpack they are reading not a textbook. A favorite author? I >>> bet many of >>> us cant think of one. And if we do he gets beat up every day on >>> the way home >>> from school. >>> >>> >>> Albert Brooks being beat up by the bully in the playground: >>> "Okay, take this: You'll never leave South Boston and I'm going >>> to see the >>> whole damn world. You'll never know the pleasure of writing a >>> graceful >>> sentence or having an original thought. Think about it." >>> Broadcast News >>> >>> >>> Mark Rabiner >>> Photography >>> Portland Oregon >>> http://rabinergroup.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Bicycle project: http://www.fotocycle.nl > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information