Is that a schooling issue or a generational issue. I was slamming though books from the library at a rate of knots already I’m primary school, but then I didn’t have a smartphone and all its apps begging for attention while doing so.
ParkingMachine3534 on
Have you seen the reading material in state school?
It would put you off reading for life.
The only access to books for many are the ones at school, so stop making them read preachy, miserable shit in school, then maybe some would want to try reading a book outside school.
Make reading pleasurable and kids will get better at it off their own backs.
sleepytoday on
“He told the broadcaster: “I’ve been teaching in British and American universities for 40 years, and when I began in Cambridge, you could say to students ‘this week, it’s Dickens, so please read Great Expectations, David Copperfield and Bleak House’.
“Now, instead of three novels in a week, many students will struggle to get through one novel in three weeks.””
Or maybe students are more likely to need jobs now so have less time to read.
CyberPunkDongTooLong on
What a ridiculous non-story with absolutely no evidence whatsoever.
UuusernameWith4Us on
> Because those students come from disadvantaged schools where the teacher’s main task is crowd control, the demands in terms of reading long books are just not there.” .. They were able students, but they simply hadn’t been exposed to large numbers of long books,” he said. “They hadn’t really developed that habit of concentrated, lengthy reading which private schools in both the UK and the US concentrate on.” .. Now, instead of three novels in a week, many students will struggle to get through one novel in three weeks.”
That seems like an entirely fair comment to me. An Oxford Literature professor should have high expectations, at least he’s understanding about it. Though one big factor he’s forgotten to mention – smartphones & social media. I bet reading three books in a week was a lot easier when people didn’t have that distraction burning in their pocket.
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Is that a schooling issue or a generational issue. I was slamming though books from the library at a rate of knots already I’m primary school, but then I didn’t have a smartphone and all its apps begging for attention while doing so.
Have you seen the reading material in state school?
It would put you off reading for life.
The only access to books for many are the ones at school, so stop making them read preachy, miserable shit in school, then maybe some would want to try reading a book outside school.
Make reading pleasurable and kids will get better at it off their own backs.
“He told the broadcaster: “I’ve been teaching in British and American universities for 40 years, and when I began in Cambridge, you could say to students ‘this week, it’s Dickens, so please read Great Expectations, David Copperfield and Bleak House’.
“Now, instead of three novels in a week, many students will struggle to get through one novel in three weeks.””
Or maybe students are more likely to need jobs now so have less time to read.
What a ridiculous non-story with absolutely no evidence whatsoever.
> Because those students come from disadvantaged schools where the teacher’s main task is crowd control, the demands in terms of reading long books are just not there.” .. They were able students, but they simply hadn’t been exposed to large numbers of long books,” he said. “They hadn’t really developed that habit of concentrated, lengthy reading which private schools in both the UK and the US concentrate on.” .. Now, instead of three novels in a week, many students will struggle to get through one novel in three weeks.”
That seems like an entirely fair comment to me. An Oxford Literature professor should have high expectations, at least he’s understanding about it. Though one big factor he’s forgotten to mention – smartphones & social media. I bet reading three books in a week was a lot easier when people didn’t have that distraction burning in their pocket.