Parents should leave books lying around marked 'forbidden' if they want their children to read.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Forbidden books attract children's curiosity more than allowed ones. Restriction can drive interest rather than suppress it.
- In plain terms
- Marking books as forbidden makes kids want to read them.
- What can you take from it?
- Restriction often increases curiosity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you encourage reading?
- Does restriction work?
Another view
Some content is genuinely unsafe for children.
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