New pod: The end of reading Student reading scores are plummeting. Elite-college students say they can't read full books. Leisure reading has declined >30% in this century. And, as @TheStalwart says, it's all happening as US culture swings back to "orality." What's going on? @rosehorowitch tells us about how high school and college education practices have shifted away from full-book reading, leading to a generation of students who lack the concentration to engage in deep reading for more than a few minutes; and @natmalkus talks about the alarming decline in literacy scores among students and adults, and how screens plus education policy shifts have fed a slow-burning crisis in literacy and deep attention Full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/0tF…