Ammar A. Merhbi wrote a Substack article titled The Empty Review Dilemma.: Why is Education Addicted to Unproven Pedagogies (18 June 2026).
Continue reading “Education: noble intentions vs. rigorous empirical accountability”Is the decline of reading making politics dumber?
The Economist published an article titled Is the Decline of Reading Making Politics Dumber? (4 Sept 2025).
« The problem was less that these students of literature were not literary and more that they were barely even literate. »
Continue reading “Is the decline of reading making politics dumber?”The Lost Ethics of Deep Reading
Carl Hendrick wrote a Substack post titled The Humility of the Page: The Lost Ethics of Deep Reading (May 29, 2025).
Continue reading “The Lost Ethics of Deep Reading”The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us
Carl Hendrick wrote an article titled Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us (17 April 2025).
Continue reading “The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us”Natalie Wexler on the declining literacy skills of college students
Natalie Wexler wrote an article titled The College Kids are Not All Right (2 June 2024).
« Reports from professors point to an alarming decline in cognitive capabilities, even at selective institutions… College professors are reporting that their students are no longer capable of reading or writing the kinds of complex texts that used to be routine assignments. »
Continue reading “Natalie Wexler on the declining literacy skills of college students”What happens when we lose deep reading?
Jasjit Sangha, Dan D’Agostino, and Benjamin Pottruff wrote an article for University Affairs titled What happens when we lose deep reading? (6 February 2023).
Continue reading “What happens when we lose deep reading?”Skim reading is the new normal
Maryanne Wolf wrote an article for the Guardian titled Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound (August 25, 2018). Wolf is the Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. Continue reading “Skim reading is the new normal”
Reading is a core part of your intellectual feedback loop
Juvoni Beckford wrote a Twitter thread about reading. Continue reading “Reading is a core part of your intellectual feedback loop”
The enduring power of print for learning in a digital world
Patricia A. Alexander and Lauren M. Singer Trakhman wrote an article for The Conversation titled The enduring power of print for learning in a digital world (October 3, 2017). Continue reading “The enduring power of print for learning in a digital world”
BLS Survey: Americans are reading less
A CNSNews.com article (2018) reports on the American Time Use Survey. Continue reading “BLS Survey: Americans are reading less”
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