The reading race
Once upon a time, reading challenges used to appear during summer vacations. Teachers, faced with the prospect of children spending two months attempting dangerous bicycle stunts or climbing dangerous places, encouraged them to read a few books. Keep the children occupied, keep their parents sane, and prevent their brains from rusting entirely during the holidays.
- ▪Once upon a time, reading challenges used to appear during summer vacations.
- ▪Teachers, faced with the prospect of children spending two months attempting dangerous bicycle stunts or climbing dangerous places, encouraged them to read a few books.
- ▪Keep the children occupied, keep their parents sane, and prevent their brains from rusting entirely during the holidays.
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Once upon a time, reading challenges used to appear during summer vacations. Teachers, faced with the prospect of children spending two months attempting dangerous bicycle stunts or climbing dangerous places, encouraged them to read a few books. The objective was simple. Keep the children occupied, keep their parents sane, and prevent their brains from rusting entirely during the holidays. This ensured that when the school reopened, students could still identify a book. The reward for reading a book was generally stickers, or if you are particularly lucky, another book.Somewhere along the way, the reading challenge escaped captivity and seeped into the adult world. Every January, readers emerge with ambitious declarations. Twelve books. Twenty books. Even 50 books.
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