The Atlantic Did Me Dirty
Carrie M. Santo-Thomas,
Substack,
Oct 07, 2024
A few days ago an article was published in the Atlantic titled The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books. The premise, of course, is that since students got so little practice in school, they arrive at (elite) universities unable to read books. No mention of how elite university students are selected, but I digress. Anyhow, this article is by one of the people interviewed for that Atlantic article. Carrie M. Santo-Thomas, who argues that "my experience is that young readers are eminently capable of critically engaging in long form content, but they're rightfully demanding a seat at the table where decisions about texts are being made." She also worries about the too-quick jump to scapegoating phones and other such things.
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