r/interesting • u/Professional_Arm794 • 21d ago

HISTORY Kindergarten requirements for 1954

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u/Kylynara 21d ago

Have you ever seen a 1 year old use books? They mostly chew on them. But this specifically means holds it right side up and turns pages one by one in the correct direction.

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u/Super_Ground9690 21d ago

The biggest issue now is kids who don’t know how to turn the page. They tap it like a tablet screen.

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u/Brilliant-Expert3150 15d ago

I refuse to believe this not just a boomer meme and it has ever happened in real life, even once.

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u/Super_Ground9690 15d ago

I read with children in my kids’ school, it happens. 10% of children in the UK don’t own a single book, and libraries are being shut down across the country. I imagine US stats are similar.

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u/Toyger_ 15d ago

As an avid book reader, this is just sad.

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u/thelonious_skunk 21d ago

Oh, in that case I need to change my answer:

"I use books in the right way" ❌