Users criticized schools assigning fewer books and relying on excerpts due to social media videos eroding children's literacy, calling the approach a bad idea that reduces educational value.
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Schools are assigning fewer books as a result and instructing teachers to rely on excerpts. This seems like a bad idea. How much do you really get by reading an excerpt of “To Kill a Mockingbird”? 5/ https://x.com/nxthompson/status/2077016912241078747/photo/1
And, finally, since reading is essential to how we think and learn about the world, we’re seeing IQ scores start to decline. Now please do your part to reverse this trend and read Rose’s entire story. 6/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/ https://x.com/nxthompson/status/2077016913897836822/photo/1
This shift is particularly concerning for children. Instead of reading, they’re watching more videos on social media. And it's changing the physics of their brains. 4/ https://x.com/nxthompson/status/2077016909867045186/photo/1
And, finally, since reading is essential to how we think and learn about the world, we’re seeing IQ scores start to decline. Now please do your part to reverse this trend and read Rose’s entire story. 6/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/ https://x.com/nxthompson/status/2077016913897836822/photo/1
This shift is particularly concerning for children. Instead of reading, they’re watching more videos on social media. And it's changing the physics of their brains. 4/ https://x.com/nxthompson/status/2077016909867045186/photo/1
Users criticized schools assigning fewer books and relying on excerpts due to social media videos eroding children's literacy, calling the approach a bad idea that reduces educational value.
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