Husband's Worries

My husband worries that paying our oldest daughter to read classics, as he has, will harm her intrinsic motivation to read. I think this is true but I am glad she did read those books. Because of that she is aware of aspects of human experience most nine year olds would not be. I don't think she can fully appreciate them, but I think parents never see the depths of their children, especially the darker depths which children keep hidden out of prudence.