i went back and watched the "read a book" video this morning, and i was like, ok, how effective was that in promoting childhood literacy? it's kind of negative... thinking back on my own experience in a california classroom and the reading list there, what if you had the following... ice cube reads "kindred" snoop dogg reads "i know why the caged bird sings" lil wayne reads "texaco" and so on... and when your kid reads these books in junior high or high school, they'd also be able to listen to... read more