[thoughtomator]

I wasn’t kidding. I had completed the entire Lord of the Rings series including The Hobbit in 3rd grade.

[Trillian]

You sound just like my kids. They have had a love of reading since early on.

[The_Reader_David]

Ah, you, too. I trust including the Appendices.

[dragonblustar]

I wasn’t kidding. I had completed the entire Lord of the Rings series including The Hobbit in 3rd grade.

Before the internet?

[mountn man]

I wasn’t kidding. I had completed the entire Lord of the Rings series including The Hobbit in 3rd grade.

I was just having fun with you.

When I was in 6th grade, we had a battery of tests. They determined I was reading at the sophomore in HS level.

I remember as a kid, my parents bought me a hardbound book collection. about 16 books IIRC, that had 2 stories each.

Had them read by 4th grade.

I loved reading.
Still do.

Reading is more than just comprehending words. Its thinking, imagining...mental exercise.

Todays kids are mentally weak, undisciplined, lazy.