#AttentionSpan #Focus #ReadingHabits
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Maintaining deep focus really is harder these days -- how to improve your attention span, from a top researcher
As people scroll on social media more and read books less, their ability to focus is weakening, says attention-span researcher Gloria Mark.
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Opinion | The Limits of the 'Mississippi Miracle'
The nation is paying attention: Mississippi is outperforming most other states in education, at least by one measure. Mississippi is among the 10 best states in the country for fourth-grade reading scores on national exams.
#GenZ #ReadingSkills #EducationChallenges
nypost.com
Gen Z students are so unprepared for college that 'coddling'...
Gen Z students are arriving at college with such feeble reading skills that some are incapable of even comprehending full sentences -- forcing professors to start reading to them aloud in class, according to a shocking new report.
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#Literacy #ReadingCulture #Education
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What I Learned From a Jane Austen Binge
Are we entering a "post-literate" society. With reading scores plummeting and reports of college students unable to read full books, it's hard not to wonder if the written word -- especially in longer, more complex formats -- is on its way out.
#Libraries #Reading #Community
www.yahoo.com
Why joining the local library is the best thing you can do in 2026
It took me four years of living 12 minutes away from Battersea Library to eventually register as a member. Despite its octagonal turret and red brick exterior, the 19th-century building was, embarrassingly, no match for the apps sucking my attention towards my phone.
