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[quote=Anonymous]21:10 again.  I enjoyed junior great books and found it positive.  I didn't find it to be earthshattering either.  What I mostly remember are the stories (they were great), and the wonderful parent volunteers who came in.  There were a handful of parents who really loved leading junior great books and did a great job getting the discussion going (and we got to break into smaller groups as well, which definitely helped with the discussion).  I don't remember it being only for advanced kids at Lafayette, but of course this was nearly two decades ago, so perhaps my memory is failing me.  I don't remember the stories being particularly challenging, but Lafayette was full of families with professional parents whose kids were reading at very high levels (including myself).

I think it is a nice program and when done well, it can be great.  I don't know that the method is the end all, be all of methods to foster discussion.  I don't know that it would have been nearly as positive without enthusiastic parent volunteers and the ability to break up into small groups for discussion, for what that's worth.[/quote]

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