tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698167516686409999.post6276785920763189390..comments2024-01-13T11:05:30.659+00:00Comments on A Passion to Understand: The Power of LiteracyMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698167516686409999.post-79458201058304723482009-09-27T01:54:58.696+01:002009-09-27T01:54:58.696+01:00@ Windroot: Hi! Thanks for stopping by and comment...@ Windroot: Hi! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!! I can imagine that it is hugely rewarding!<br /><br />@ askcherlock: I love what you said last - "perhaps even with their own children". I often think there should be parenting classes so parents can be taught that they need to nurture their children!!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698167516686409999.post-28282521086507177672009-09-09T06:25:27.663+01:002009-09-09T06:25:27.663+01:00Literacy is of such importance. Just as people nee...Literacy is of such importance. Just as people need food, they need to be able to feed their minds. Literacy is the key to self-empowerment. This is an inspiring post. I do hope more will become mentors, perhaps even with their own children.Cher Duncombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070334939399949702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698167516686409999.post-66254500541575034562009-09-08T23:17:23.497+01:002009-09-08T23:17:23.497+01:00Several years ago I was a volunteer tutor for our ...Several years ago I was a volunteer tutor for our literacy council. I had two or three students, mostly young kids. It was very rewarding because often you can act as a mentor and as an encouraging figure. Kids who have trouble reading often think of themselves as stupid. When a caring adult sits down week after week and gets to know them and gives them words of encouragement it means a lot. Most places have a Literacy Council. If this interests you, I would definitely follow through.Windroothttp://www.windroot.com/everyman/noreply@blogger.com