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"My 12-year-old grandson doesn't like to read. He says it's boring. He would
much rather spend his time doing things on his Chromebook. It's not that he
can't read well. He can. He is a smart kid and exceptionally creative. He just
doesn't like to read, and I know he isn't alone.
In May I concluded 36 years of teaching English and history, and I experienced
the same phenomenon with my students. It seemed that with each passing year,
the students enjoyed reading less and less. It didn't matter what we were
reading either. I could take them to the library and let them choose any book
that looked interesting, but it didn't matter. They still resisted reading and
would have much rather spent their time on a Chromebook or on their cell phone.
I am aware that young people are micro-dosing on dopamine for hours upon hours,
and that finding something more exciting than the online dopamine delivery is a
tall order. Still, if we don't try, we are dooming future generations to the
prison of illiteracy.
The question is where to start."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
