Janet is currently in Japan, preparing to teach English. Perusing an old diary today, I discovered an inclination toward that profession appearing much earlier in her life than I had supposed. The incident took place in the fall of her third grade year.
[Her teacher] has been reading James and the Giant Peach aloud, a little bit each week. After she finished today’s reading, it was time to go outside. Janet asked her to continue reading out there, and she said no. Then, Janet asked if she could bring her own book out and read. Having received permission, she did just that, but instead of reading to herself, she read aloud. By the time recess was over, she had quite a group of kids around her, listening. She is reading Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
