Anyways, I disagree that these programs work. They make reading seem like a chore that needs to be rewarded. I say this as a someone who participated in the library summer reading program but would have read a lot even without the free slurpee coupons.
The problem is the books they make you read in middle school fricking suck. I always liked reading as a kid, prob because I had good parents, but I fricking hated those shitty school books.
High school we got better stuff, but the middle school slop was painfully bad
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!goyslopenjoyers anyone else have pizza once a week?
also Bookit was great
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I never heard of BookIt growing up
Anyways, I disagree that these programs work. They make reading seem like a chore that needs to be rewarded. I say this as a someone who participated in the library summer reading program but would have read a lot even without the free slurpee coupons.
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I read because my parents taught me to read beforeI ever went to school somehow and the shit in books was a lot more interesting than this gay life.
That Pizza thing with Pizza Hut was just a treat to get free pizzas from the Goosebumps and Hank the Cowdog I was gonna read anyway
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Omg I remember Hank the Cowdog
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We had Scolastic Books.
Bookit must have been some zoomer or poor person thing.
https://www.scholastic.com/home
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I think scholastic book fairs have some value by getting kids excited about choosing books that they will have a sense of ownership over
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We had both in our district
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Things that last and stand the test of time are superior to anything created by zoomers.
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It's a millennial thing
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I don't think kids were furiously reading books for a tiny butt pizza. It was a fun thing to do and you got to go to Pizza Slut every now and then
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yeah they gave you a little pin and stars to put on it
i don't even remember the free pizza but i just felt awesome for reading, that was a pretty good payoff
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The problem is the books they make you read in middle school fricking suck. I always liked reading as a kid, prob because I had good parents, but I fricking hated those shitty school books.
High school we got better stuff, but the middle school slop was painfully bad
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