Caught myself rehearsing an imaginary conversation with a hypothetical child where I conveyed that reading, and not just reading but reading comprehension and critical thinking, are the most important skills you can have in life; and that asking questions is an important component of that. And then conveyed the Jewish value of asking questions. And how Jews have taught our kids to read regardless of aristocratic status for a very long time and it's very special to our people. This was all somehow about convincing this kid to do their homework learning to read the basics. There is a strong likelihood I'll never be in a position to raise kids so this is all completely unnecessary.
