Reading Solution: June 2014
Can you put a monetary value on the time parents spend playing with their children? Probably, we can all agree that getting a good education is an important precursor to economic independence; and that success in school starts with the values we learn at home. But, what is the most important part of a parent’s […]
Reading Solution: May 2014
May 5th 2014 Is technology squeezing out precious minutes of reading and quiet reflection from our busy lives? That was the question in last months column. Since then I have learned that televisions in restaurants and waiting rooms really hit a nerve with my readers. So my slogan this month is, Read twenty minutes in […]
Reading Solution: April 2014
April 3rd 2014 Ive been seeking quiet places as I make the rounds of auto repair and medical appointments with an enticing book in my hands. Surprisingly, many waiting rooms are no longer good places for reading. Wall mounted TVs provide continuous loops of pharmaceutical infomercials and steady onslaught of talk and cooking shows as […]
Reading Solution: March 2014
March 12th 2014 Chances are you learned to read early in life and take pleasure in doing so. By now, the act of reading is automatic and requires no conscious effort. Perhaps you even describe yourself as an avid reader. If so, you are among the educational elite in Dona Ana County. Far too many […]