Help College Students Read
Gone are the days when reading a book was the preferred means to knowledge, replaced by the rapid consumption of digital media and the allure of screen-based entertainment. This phenomenon…
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Why Can’t UNC-System Education Programs Fix Literacy Instruction?
Members of the UNC Board of Governors are not happy. A years-long effort to align teacher training with the best scientifically proven methods to teach reading has fallen flat on…
Reading: Feeding the Mind and Soul
Imagine a room full of fresh-faced humanities graduate students tasked with answering this timeless question: “Why read literature?” These eager youths race to the white board, markers in hand, scribbling…
Are Summer Reading Assignments Indoctrinating Freshmen?
Often, incoming freshmen receive their first university assignment before the school year even begins: the summer reading. Many institutions see the summer reading assignment as an opportunity for new students…
Reforming Dysfunctional Teacher Education: ‘Back to the Future?’
Most American children are trapped in public elementary and secondary schools that are either mediocre or dysfunctional. Readers who wonder if this statement is polemical should know that for almost…
The Spurning of Old Books: The Devaluation of the Past Threatens Higher Ed
Alan Jacobs’ new book, Breaking Bread with the Dead: A Reader’s Guide to a More Tranquil Mind, is a coaxing argument to read “old books that come from strange times.”…
Too Late to Save English Departments?
The discipline of English is already in trouble, but there is more to come.