Education
In some cases it forces the mind to
concentrate, as to understand. It can help build a moral or ethical framework, and help oneself
form an individual worldview. Even an untraveled child, sitting at home, can be transported by
a book into any place or time. Fantasy and facts weave together, but the result is almost an
unmitigated improvement. If a bookworm grows up to be antisocial or worse, it is not because
of too much reading, but because something else was lacking in the education or caregiving.
Hands-on learning is another factor difficult to overrate. Imagine trying to learn to draw
from listening to a lecture. You must draw, draw, draw, and with time and tutoring, will
improve. This is a truism, just like saying "reading is valuable." I imagine nobody complains
about children spending too much time working. If anything the contrary complaint rings
loudly. What I don't begin to know is the ideal breakdown, according to age, of reading,
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