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All the kids that are forced to read as a family and finish the Bible every year, wholly, are so unfairly advantaged compared to their peers it’s not even funny

• lumost 2y ago
  Uhhh why does this have to be the Bible? I have a just turned 4 year old and we read multiple kids books per day. We’re starting exercises on word recognition/spelling now. New favorite activity - the Pokémon video games require reading for the entire story, we can play together while reading the story.
  • rahimnathwani 2y ago
    If you haven't already gotten this book, you should check it out. It's worked well for my son and many friends's kids: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=Teach%20your%20child%20to%20read%20in%20100&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
• StefanBatory 2y ago
  Ignoring the implied tone of rallying against atheists, I always was impressed by Jewish culture with this and Talmud. Culturally you're taught to engage on it with historical basic, law one, being encouraged to read it with deep understanding. Meanwhile for Evangelicals it feels like you're supposed to read the Bible in chunks, memorising what your preacher tells you to, and if you have any doubts, you're punished culturally for bringing that up.
• caekislove 2y ago
  This. It used to be not that uncommon for kids to arrive in Kindergarten already capable of reading and writing. Now it's not that uncommon to see kids graduating high school unable to read and write. Our education system is a disgrace.