tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post6954873997452677224..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Rain and Deeper QuestionsP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-35893854994220536572012-05-04T18:24:27.465-07:002012-05-04T18:24:27.465-07:00The questions were Dr. Sandel's. On the questi...The questions were Dr. Sandel's. On the question of paying kids to read, many argue that monetary rewards put the focus in the wrong place. More important than arguments, recent studies show that in some schools number of books read was not affected by monetary rewards, while third-graders in one Texas district read more books but chose shorter and shorter ones in order to make "easy money."<br /><br />On the other question, you wouldn't want to sell your citizenship, but what would you think of someone else doing so? Okay? Not okay? Why or why not?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-5170088421512028202012-05-04T17:14:42.576-07:002012-05-04T17:14:42.576-07:00We got pouring rain all night last night...I think...We got pouring rain all night last night...I think 2 or 3 inches total. Maybe more. Soggy here, still...everything is totally green now. <br /><br />You ask difficult questions and I have no easy answers. I don't think I'd want to sell my citizenship, nor could I place a value on it. But I'd pay a kid to read a book...hmmmmmDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com