[El Blanco]

The thought of me spawning sends chills down my spine, as it should all of you.

That said, yes, reading is important to young children. My folks got on my ass about reading when I was very young, and I ended up reading Tom Clancy and Stephen King before high school (Hunt for Red October damn near gave me an anuerism when I was 14). My older brother tried to get me into Dale Brown, but it just didn't take.

The result being that I'm a freakin genius. An underpaid and unappreciated genius, but a genius still.

The thing that really bothers meabout parents not getting involved is that its probably part of a viscious cycle. The parents don't get involved, so the children don't get that great an education. The children grow up and have their own kids, but don't place a high enough value on education, a trait they learned from childhood.