Another very cool book Life on loanMy favourite book as a young man was All Quiet on the Western Front. At that time I was fascinated by history and it was terribly interesting for me to learn the German mentality from Remarque's books. Even then, thanks to the website, I knew a lot of information about culture shock and the culture of other nations in general. My parents were always surprised at my addiction to the literature of this genre because all my peers read magazines and hung out a lot.
At a young age, people tend to either excel well at reading or at math. It appears that you, sir, excelled at both. Congratulations.I just gave a copy of Crictor to some friends.
I used a pencil to alter one of the illustrations
because it was anatomically inappropriate for impressionable children.
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I posted my entry before I read yours.....I remember my whole class reading Where the Red Fern Grows in grade 5 or 6. I think our teacher wanted to see her kids cry. Not me though, just all the other kids.
I'm not sure if you are being facetious or not... but I have mixed feelings about the Dick and Jane books. I was put into an experimental class when I was in first grade.. a class for kids who didn't do well in first grade, so kind of a remedial class. That year, there were too many kids the two first grade classes and they had class size limitations. It was supposed to work as a first grade for me.Dick and Jane
My memories are not all that strong considering the years past but I do remember enjoying the stories. Perhaps I was influenced by the fact that both my parents were avid readers of books and I simply fell into step with them. I’ve been a reader of books much of my life and still enjoy reading. My college major was English Lit. Mathematics, on the other hand, was an entirely different matter. In that, I am and always have been an idiot.I'm not sure if you are being facetious or not... but I have mixed feelings about the Dick and Jane books. I was put into an experimental class when I was in first grade.. a class for kids who didn't do well in first grade, so kind of a remedial class. That year, there were too many kids the two first grade classes and they had class size limitations. It was supposed to work as a first grade for me.
Anyway, long story short... we moved and when I got into second grade, I couldn't read a word.... I had just memorized all the words to the first grade Dick and Jane books according to the artwork. My second grade teacher did me a HUGE favor. Instead of sending me back to repeat first grade, she kept me after school for 45 minutes every day and taught me to read. Mrs. Curren was her name.... I'll never forget it.
It took me until the 4th grade to get into the top reading group. That year, I became a voracious reader and that has continued until this day.
I am a life long Twain fan. I re-read Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer last year.The first book I remember reading on my own, was The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett.
Later throughout my childhood I read many, but my all time favorite was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain, which I read 2 or 3 times.
an inspiring story about a great teacher! We did not have Dick and Jane, we had Dot and Jim (I'm sure there were some contentious copyright battles over that). One thing that really helped my reading were books and records. I had tons of RCA 45's with a golden book accompanying them. When Little Nipper barks it's time to turn the page.I'm not sure if you are being facetious or not... but I have mixed feelings about the Dick and Jane books. I was put into an experimental class when I was in first grade.. a class for kids who didn't do well in first grade, so kind of a remedial class. That year, there were too many kids the two first grade classes and they had class size limitations. It was supposed to work as a first grade for me.
Anyway, long story short... we moved and when I got into second grade, I couldn't read a word.... I had just memorized all the words to the first grade Dick and Jane books according to the artwork. My second grade teacher did me a HUGE favor. Instead of sending me back to repeat first grade, she kept me after school for 45 minutes every day and taught me to read. Mrs. Curren was her name.... I'll never forget it.
It took me until the 4th grade to get into the top reading group. That year, I became a voracious reader and that has continued until this day.