tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post1493057016235958856..comments2024-03-28T00:47:31.110-04:00Comments on Natural Born Learners : Mind your languageAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-61423829917154684412013-09-06T23:08:30.447-04:002013-09-06T23:08:30.447-04:00@Anon-thanks for this great perspective. And of co...@Anon-thanks for this great perspective. And of course there are great books being written today. I personal would like to see more books with diversity representation—people of colour, etcAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-33750144823731971622013-09-06T23:06:34.659-04:002013-09-06T23:06:34.659-04:00@Laura-I'm sure you read plenty to them too!@Laura-I'm sure you read plenty to them too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181853187769838301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-20163446228322027922013-08-29T18:51:24.774-04:002013-08-29T18:51:24.774-04:00As a librarian and former homeschooler, I am disma...As a librarian and former homeschooler, I am dismayed that you were unable to find wonderful books at your library. I, too, love the classics but there are amazing characters, adventures and ideas being written for young people today, too. Ask your librarians for their favorites or tell them you're looking for those special "quality" books. If the library doesn't hear from you, they may not know the desire is there. Hold them up to higher standards (tactfully) and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the response. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-53466802003643545922013-07-30T16:28:43.015-04:002013-07-30T16:28:43.015-04:00My kids have noticed that their expansive vocabula...My kids have noticed that their expansive vocabularies are an anomaly, at least out in the general population. Well, they don't really notice until someone points it out to them. But that happens. <br /><br />Language is powerful. It gives us more exacting terms to describe what we're thinking and feeling. I'm not sure precisely how my kids picked up words that other people don't use. Probably books, conversation, peers of all ages---all providing examples that are nuanced and rich with meaning. Laura Grace Weldonhttp://lauragraceweldon.com/blog-2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14991800.post-48391436141132235452013-07-19T10:59:18.562-04:002013-07-19T10:59:18.562-04:00Treating kids with respect-such a foreign concept ...Treating kids with respect-such a foreign concept for so many. Love these books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com