I'm a graduate student. I study psychology and love reading new research. I like to kayak. I have diverse music tastes. I enjoy a lot of different music including classical and heavy metal. I am working on my thesis as a part of my studies. My thesis is on non-verbal communications. I read a lot of science journals. I read a scientific article on non-verbal communication. I worry about younger generation addicted to latest technology.
I teach elementary school, like my parents did. I teach 3rd grade. I love board games. My favourite band is up, I've been to a concert of theirs. I love teaching reading the most but love teaching all subjects. I have a little reading area with nonfiction and fiction books in my classroom. My students gravitate towards fictional fairy tales and sci-fi more than factual writings. My students are genuinely like to learning,  playing Dominoes, chutes and ladders. I avoid computer in the classroom.
I just complete my thesis. The scientific article really help that. Congratulations!! How long does it take to get the thesis approved and receive your PhD? Well usually it takes about a year and a half to finalize the thesis with the help of peer review and mentor review. What sort of books do you encourage your 3rd graders to read? Charlottes Web and books by Judy Blume are easily digested at that age. Those books also are great for giving subtle life lessons. What books do you enjoy? I enjoy autobiographies during my leisure time and delve into science journals more often. Do you think kids should read more non-fiction than fictional books from an early age? That's a great question. I think because children at that age have rapidly expanding minds, the fantastical is often given to push boundaries of imagination. A lot of non-fiction books can be quite dense, even those aimed at younger readers.  Well that's true non-fiction books can dense and dry for young minds. Although do you think books help kids in developing non-verbal communications? I think they are great in laying the foundation for critical thought and creativity. To start question how the world functions and the dynamics of social relationships, if only at a surface level. Well creativity is what young kids master very early considering all the different media at their disposal. That's why schools and teachers like you have a hard time making them understand the facts of the present world and rightly said "the dynamics of social relationships". It must be real tough time for you to control their ever-expanding imaginations right?!?