I recently had the chance to show my mother all the joy and wonder that can be discovered on Amazon.com. Without a doubt one of my favorite Internet sites, I was surprised to find that Mom didn’t know much about it.
“I’ve been trying to find a book,” she said. Apparently this search had been going on for some time with no success. We sat down at the computer and after tapping a few keys, we found it — “The Wheel on the School” by DeJong.
“My fifth grade teacher read this to us in class,” Mom reminisced. “I’ve always remembered this book.”
We talked for a few more minutes and did another search. Not ten minutes later, we had placed orders for “Hurry Home Candy” and “Thunder Cave,” as well. (What is it with my family and “Thunder Cave,” anyway?) As we talked, Mom shared with me that all of these books had been introduced to her by the same school teacher. They impacted her to the point that she found a copy of “The Wheel on the School” and read it to me when I was a child. I enjoyed it as well.
Are you a teacher? Do you know that the books you select to use for your classroom can influence not only your class, but their children as well? Are you a parent? If you’re a parent, you most certainly are a teacher, and the books you read to your children will flow down through generations.
Think back to your own school days. Was there a book that particularly struck you? Do you have a copy of it in your own home? I encourage you to think back and remember one or two books that meant a lot to you. Share them with your children. It is through the sharing of these wonderful books that we keep them alive, years after the fact.
I give thanks to teachers who encourage literacy, not just as a means to get a high school diploma, but as a joyous pursuit. They truly help to shape our futures as they shape our children’s minds.
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