Reply #11: thanks for the tips [View All]

[T Wolf]

First, it is nice to have a "community" like DU to come to to ask for and get good advice on things.

Second, I need to trust that Sam will be able to learn and evaluate and make up her own mind.
Interestingly, she has to read Newsweek for Social Studies and I have made (more than one) comment about corporate media and how Americans do not get real news anymore. This morning she said (paraphrased), "Dad, I want to say something and I do not want to get in a big discussion about it. Just listen. I know what you say about Newsweek, but in my reading it seems to be pretty even. Last week there was a lot of Bush-bashing." So, I do have hope that she is critically evaluating what she reads.

Third, talking with her, or giving her books (and other materials) to read, is tough because of her loyalty to her friends and her reluctance to spend any of her little free time "learning." But it is worth a try. Too bad there was not a Berenstain Bears and the Evil Ruler when she was growing up. Or, how about Raold Dahl's new book, the BFEE? Or Harry Potter and the Death of Freedom?

Thanks, DU.