Fascinating article about the need to develop
21st Century reading skills. Basically these are the same skills taught
from the mid 20th Century on by Adler and Van Doren in their classic,
How to Read a Book, with the addition of the ability to exercise the self discipline necessary to not click on the browser while reading.
An interesting aside was this quote, "(Interestingly, Cairo found that
gamers were often better online readers: they were more comfortable in
the medium and better able to stay on task.)" Some of the 21st Century
skills we need are being learned by those who play online games.
Being a Better Online Reader - The New Yorker
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