Learn to love learning

"     A good book is worth trying to track down, and if your local library doesn't have a particular book, by all means explore the use of special requests and inter-library loans."
                        ~From Books Children Love by Elizabeth Wilson. Page xxii
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     I know, it's a short piece, but as we get into summer I think it's important for students, from Kindergarten to Seniors in College, to get involved in reading. I'm sure all of us have a book we've heard of or a topic we know of that's crying out for you to explore. I personally have one of each - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is considered a classic and I've never read it!! As long as there are still good books out there that I haven't read, I want to 'track down' those masterpieces.
     Also, I greatly enjoy being able to read about something - whether it's a Historical event or a fact of Science - and fully understand it. For example, this year in Biology we learned about open and closed circulatory systems. If you were to ask me about them today, I would take great pleasure in being able to explain these interesting blood systems to you! So one of my goals for this summer is to find a topic and learn about it so well that I could write an essay about it in my sleep.
     This summer, I challenge you to learn to love learning, and to expand your knowledge. Don't let all those great books sit at the library all summer - get out and read!