Encouraging kids to read, Not!

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It amazes me that there are so many ways in which we encourage mediocrity in our children. Don't believe me? Just watch Higglytown Heroes on Playhouse Disney. There is a hero featured in each episode. Past heroes include: Grandma for knitting a sweater on a cold day, the baker for baking bread, the grocer for finding noodles in the store, and the pizza guy for lord knows what. I'm all for teaching civic responsibility, but lets not disguise it as heroism. Save a life? Hero. Give a kidney? Hero. Put out a fire? Hero. Deliver a pizza? Minimum wage earner probably on your way to something better.

Incidentally, Michael will watch the show with Indi while I'm sleeping on weekends. Indi's favorite is the pizza guy. He goes around saying, "Me pizza guy!" I'm hoping his ambitions aim a little higher in the future, lol.