On top of poor test scores for math and reading which may/may not be mostly attributed to the quality of education during pandemic lockdowns.
The percentage of 13-year-olds who reported reading for fun has also declined. Last fall, 31 percent said they “never or hardly ever” read for fun, compared to 22 percent in 2012.
This is tragic, and terrifying.
Anecdotally, I see this in my own kids, but an actively encouraging against these tendencies.
There’s a social component that was lost due to the isolation from lockdowns which seems to contribute to a lack of interest in “meatspace,” in general that I can’t seem to ignore.
This is the generation that has been raised in the “attention economy” of social media companies trying their absolute hardest to keep them engaged on their screen.
Sitting down and reading a book requires attention and focus that many of todays youth find very difficult to do.
Can’t say I blame them. I was an avid reader for pleasure right into college but that all slowed down as the internet took hold and the massive font of media now was its death knell. Does not help that my eyesite is horrible [likely from all those years reading in bad light :) ]. The last thing I read is jordans last wheel of time. If amazon does not complete the series I will never know how the mistborn guy ended it.
On top of poor test scores for math and reading which may/may not be mostly attributed to the quality of education during pandemic lockdowns.
This is tragic, and terrifying.
Anecdotally, I see this in my own kids, but an actively encouraging against these tendencies.
There’s a social component that was lost due to the isolation from lockdowns which seems to contribute to a lack of interest in “meatspace,” in general that I can’t seem to ignore.
This is the generation that has been raised in the “attention economy” of social media companies trying their absolute hardest to keep them engaged on their screen.
Sitting down and reading a book requires attention and focus that many of todays youth find very difficult to do.
Can’t say I blame them. I was an avid reader for pleasure right into college but that all slowed down as the internet took hold and the massive font of media now was its death knell. Does not help that my eyesite is horrible [likely from all those years reading in bad light :) ]. The last thing I read is jordans last wheel of time. If amazon does not complete the series I will never know how the mistborn guy ended it.