"There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing." The post College Students Are Rapidly Losing ...

Reading is a solitary activity, not a lonely one. I was a shy kid who loved books in part because they felt like a form of ...

Teachers are focusing on writing instruction like never before. More and more, they’re asking students to write about what they read, helping them think through and craft their work, and using such ...

People write for a variety of purposes—including recording, persuading, learning, communicating, entertaining, self-expression, and reflection—and proficiency in writing for one purpose does not ...

Back in 2005 in California, I was reading Edward Said's Power, Politics, and Culture. This book is a collection of twenty-eight interviews conducted over three decades, in which Said fielded various ...