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MineralMan

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38. We don't know much at all about the kid.

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 03:12 PM

Aug 2013

So, maybe we should quit acting like we do. The kid reads a lot. That is all we know about him. I read a lot, too, and I have no problem at all interacting with others. I never have had such a problem. And I read for comprehension, and still remember details about what I read decades ago.

Let's not try to figure out anything about people we don't know, OK?

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Boy Kicked Out Of Reading Competition Because He Reads Too Much [View all] babylonsister Aug 2013 OP

Tyler should be an inspiration to the other readers. panader0 Aug 2013 #1

Why not do something graceful? Mopar151 Aug 2013 #2

I'm sure if he was the next Steve Prefontaine snooper2 Aug 2013 #4

My thoughts too. n/t FSogol Aug 2013 #12

You Would Think RobinA Aug 2013 #29

1,000 malaise Aug 2013 #42

yep, surely the adults could think of some creative alternative Supersedeas Aug 2013 #63

Maybe you ought not make it competitive in the first place? bemildred Aug 2013 #3

Competitive reading? earthside Aug 2013 #7

Yes, that's much better. This kid does not need encouragment. bemildred Aug 2013 #11

Me, too! earthside Aug 2013 #31

Simply make it a drawing for prizes BlueStreak Aug 2013 #33

Right, everybody reads, everybody gets encouraged, nobody gets put down. bemildred Aug 2013 #34

I agree that changing the rules Jenoch Aug 2013 #5

How do you know the kid doesn't do that, too? MineralMan Aug 2013 #13

We don't know. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #36

We don't know much at all about the kid. MineralMan Aug 2013 #38

I believe we were talking about the librarian and her program BlueStreak Aug 2013 #39

Yes, until someone made a comment about the boy. MineralMan Aug 2013 #40

You can't talk about the program without talking about how it dealt with the boy BlueStreak Aug 2013 #45

so learning is a bad thing, eh? burnodo Aug 2013 #46

Of course learning is not a bad thing. Jenoch Aug 2013 #47

And "if" quakerboy Aug 2013 #53

I've always thought line: "no offense, but..." demwing Aug 2013 #57

Or maybe they should give prizes kiva Aug 2013 #6

Dumb contest, dumb rules zipplewrath Aug 2013 #8

Thank you. Stop making everything a big fucking competition to the death, ffs. Nay Aug 2013 #25

This is one of the problems with our *stupid* goddam obsession with competition. malthaussen Aug 2013 #9

+1000 Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #15

What does soccer have to do with it? former9thward Aug 2013 #17

About 1/3 of soccer games end in ties. malthaussen Aug 2013 #20

I dislike ties. former9thward Aug 2013 #22

soccor is hockey demwing Aug 2013 #58

Huh? quakerboy Aug 2013 #55

I couldn't agree more kcr Aug 2013 #59

If kids really are quitting because they can't win ... surrealAmerican Aug 2013 #10

From a different perspective: LWolf Aug 2013 #14

That would be my suggestion… give multiple prizes for best essays OR even best questions- KittyWampus Aug 2013 #19

perhaps they could make the "competition" closer to a book club w/prizes for best essays KittyWampus Aug 2013 #16

Speaking as the kid who got kicked out of the school spelling bee for always winning, I agree... jmowreader Aug 2013 #18

This is absolutely a false assumption! tblue37 Aug 2013 #49

How some parents view summer reading PuppyBismark Aug 2013 #21

Divide it up into more prizes TlalocW Aug 2013 #23

Our library gives out prizes for the number of books read. tblue37 Aug 2013 #50

I always read the most books. bravenak Aug 2013 #24

Some wavy glasses and a pair of very loud headphones would fix that. cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #26

God, that was a good story. Sometimes I feel like it's coming true -- the whole Nay Aug 2013 #41

That would only motivate me to read 64 books Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #27

I'm always suspiciousabout stories like this... Mike Nelson Aug 2013 #28

Update -- Hudson Falls Library President weighs in... KurtNYC Aug 2013 #30

Thanks for the update. HappyMe Aug 2013 #32

some kids win, others lose. Just because you "lose" doesn't mean you are bad. GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #35

But the goal of this summer activity was to get more children to read over the summer. IMHO, Nay Aug 2013 #43

Sounds like she has personal beef with the kid. Rex Aug 2013 #37

Bullshit! The kid's clearly the winner MrScorpio Aug 2013 #44

Hmm. Bet the school and parents have NO problem hailing every athlete's prowess... Hekate Aug 2013 #48

Your post reminded me of this.. Fumesucker Aug 2013 #56

"If the same kid won every event in Track and Field, would they make him sit it out?" Iggo Aug 2013 #60

Exactly. IF the contest designers have designed the contest to be a one-winner-takes-all, Nay Aug 2013 #61

Haven't these children learned to appreciate other children's talents and successes? defacto7 Aug 2013 #51

How do they know the kids read these books? LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #52

My thought too! B Calm Aug 2013 #54

to be kicked out because he is too good is really quite cool dembotoz Aug 2013 #62