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This Barber Gives Free Haircuts To Children Who Read To Him
BookishBuzz ^
Posted on 05/17/2019 4:43:47 PM PDT by Eagles Field
n Comiskey Park in Dubuque, Iowa, local barber Courtney Holmes decided to do something special. The father of two decided to give free haircuts to kids who would read to him.
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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; Education; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: community; feelgood; reading
To: Eagles Field
This. Sainthood stuff. Imagine, rewards for good behavior. No winning in whining. Your Friday night feel good.
To: Eagles Field
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posted on
05/17/2019 4:49:10 PM PDT
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: MV=PY
It is brilliant, but if I remember correctly, I hated haircuts when I was a kid, even though I was a good reader.
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posted on
05/17/2019 4:53:44 PM PDT
by
Pearls Before Swine
( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
To: Eagles Field
I love it! I bet there are lots of little set-ups we could come up with, for getting kids to read.
Majorly rewarding, all the way around.
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posted on
05/17/2019 4:54:36 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
(Just the fact, ma'am, just the facts.)
To: Pearls Before Swine
I still hate ‘em. ;)
But raising my kids, we read for a half hour each night before bed, and it was their choice whether to read or not.
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posted on
05/17/2019 4:56:33 PM PDT
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: Eagles Field
There was another recent story about a barbershop in PA that pays kids $3 to read aloud
while their hair is being cut. Wonder how many other barbers are doing this...
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posted on
05/17/2019 5:01:42 PM PDT
by
Tired of Taxes
(Keep fighting, Nick!)
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