[Tirned Tinnu]

I must agree that PJ probably was going for more action and less frivolity. It sells better in the long run. <BR>I surely will enjoy listening to Viggo sing/chant at the campfire before Weathertop.<BR> <BR>Frankly, it's not that Americans sell themselves short. It's that most young people concern themselves with whether or not Mummy or Daddy is going to take them to the mall to buy them those $150 dollar sneakers! Looking good in the eyes of their peers tends to drag a child down the IQ ladder. I myself spent most of my days in school trying to live down the fact that everyone thought I was an "egghead". It wasn't good for social status to be "too smart". Being discovered reading poetry outside the classroom instantly marks you. <BR>I wish that children would be taught that reading is not just for school; and that learning is the higher form of elevating one's status - not dressing for it.<P>If more adults would pay attention to home educating their children this surely would not happen. And don't tell me, "I have no time to educate my children, that's the school's job!" My parents both worked and had only 1 hour a night to devote to me and my brothers. They did so by reading to us every night before bed. When we got old enough, we read to each other. Rather simple, yes? <BR>I hope that each of us will do our part in teaching the next generation the values of reading. Grab them while they're young, before they're tainted! <p>[ September 16, 2002: Message edited by: Tirned Tinnu ]