I hindsight I do not regret not only having to read entire books, but often memorize entire passages (in 6th grade no less. Voltaire, anyone?) Also learning Latin (which has been more useful to me in every day life than I ever imagined). Additional languages every two years starting in 4th grade 🥲

LMthelincoln.bsky.socialOct 1, 2024 2:25pm

Recently, I tweeted about how in 90s/00s it was common to be assigned a book to read in 1 or 2 weeks. Many younger people replied they'd NEVER been assigned that much reading even while getting graduate degrees. Others said they hadn't been assigned entire books AT ALL in h.s....only excerpts.

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.

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