First of all, if you don't know The Daily Beast, check it out. It's smart, entertaining, informative, and while it does have a liberal slant there are plenty of conservative opinions offered.
Anyhow,
I'm so glad to know that I'm not alone in people so sick of the "Harry Potter Defense". When someone argues that at least we're getting kids to read. I don't buy it. Reading Twilight does not count as reading any more than reading the back of a cereal box. I think part of the reason why this topic infuriates me to no end is the fact that I am now a teacher and see first hand what this is doing to children in Bulgaria. Last week I gave a test in which they had to spell words in Bulgarian. Some of them failed to spell "fruit" and "rice" correctly, points for me for recognizing that they were spelled incorrectly. I know the brain isn't technically a muscle (thank you wikianswer for making me not look stupid), but it still needs to be challenged and stimulated. I've taken to the extremely dorky habit of reading with post-its instead of bookmarks so I can write down words that I don't know the exact definition of and look them up later. Am I taking the GRE soon? Yes. Will I continue this practice when I'm done? Maybe. Do I hope that I will? Definitely.
I don't know if there was a point to this post other than me wanting to stick it to Stephanie Myers and her battered wife at 18 heroine. Seriously Bella, if your boyfriend finds it hard not to KILL you that's when it's time to get out of the relationship. I'm pretty sure Scruff McGruff had a PSA about that.
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