Blog 1: "What really matters: Kids need to read a lot

When reading this article I thought a lot about the class I student taught in during my senior year of high school and during cadet teaching last year during my sophomore year of college. Thinking back to that class, the teacher always added in reading time whenever she could for the students. Whether it was during silent reading time, small groups, or as a class, the students always had time throughout the day to read. This article made me realize how important individual reading really is for each student. With all of the research that was brought into the article, it would be hard to argue otherwise. My initial thoughts about some of the things that the author said, though, were that they were a little unrealistic. The main thing that is coming to mind is how the author said that all of the clerical work could be taken care of before school starts by volunteer parents. It would not only be hard to get volunteer parents for every day of the year, but also many parents are already rushing to be able to get their students to school on time. I think it is a good idea in theory, but it sounds like it would be a very difficult task to accomplish.