1.0Food4Thought Journalhttps://food4thoughtfoundation.org/journalFood4ThoughtFoundation Journalhttps://food4thoughtfoundation.org/journal/author/sosialadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bXpqUUIwkt"><a href="https://food4thoughtfoundation.org/journal/please-give-us-time-to-read/">PLEASE GIVE US TIME TO READ</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://food4thoughtfoundation.org/journal/please-give-us-time-to-read/embed/#?secret=bXpqUUIwkt" width="600" height="338" title="“PLEASE GIVE US TIME TO READ” — Food4Thought Journal" data-secret="bXpqUUIwkt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://food4thoughtfoundation.org/journal/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://food4thoughtfoundation.org/journal/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/7-compressed-scaled.jpg25601280Schools often tell students that reading is important. Then they give us almost no time to actually do it. Our school days are filled with lessons, assignments, tests, projects, activities and deadlines. Reading often survives only as another instruction: “Read these pages.” “Finish this chapter.” “Answer these questions.” That may improve comprehension skills, but it