By ERICA SUNARJO Many parents believe that it’s their responsibility to make their children read. Nevertheless, children are surrounded by books and reading in kindergarten, school, extracurricular activities, clubs, and more. However, there is an aspect of these environments that is rarely talked about: many of these activities build up a negative attitude towards reading.

By GURPREET SINGH I have had – over the last year and a half – the privilege of embarking on just that mission with the youth, removed from the conventional knowledge-based education approach towards a more foundational, human-centric, character building approach, that places greater focus on what makes us unique as people.