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Ep. 137 | How To Save Reading
Show Notes:
In this episode, I reflect on the dangers of allowing phones to replace books in the hands of our children. Left unchecked, this is a crisis in the making. It's happening slowly, and right under our noses. Over the last 8 years, I've witnessed a gradual shift away from books and toward phones. Given the commercial incentives to keep students locked into their screens, this is no surprise. I have also observed a corresponding drop in competitiveness in students wishing to attend top tier colleges. Phones have become the primary source of communication, entertainment, and news gathering. Books have been pushed aside as anachronistic and antiquated. This will not end well. Listen to the changes I've seen in my own sons and what I'm doing to stem the bleeding.
0:01:18 Frog in the boiling water
0:03:05 Reading is still a thing
0:03:15 Customized, addictive content
0:04:45 Consuming v creating
0:09:20 Gold standard
0:10:00 Nurture v nature
0:12:30 How to break the addiction
0:13:15 Best practices
0:14:35 Unlimited book budget
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Inside PrepWell Academy, Black teaches students everything they need to know about the college admissions process in a series of expertly-timed, 3-5-minute, weekly training videos starting in 9th grade and continuing through 12th grade [Note: this program can only be joined in 9th or 10th grade]. My specialties include military service academies, ROTC scholarships, Ivy League, and student-athletes.
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By Phil BlackShow Notes:
In this episode, I reflect on the dangers of allowing phones to replace books in the hands of our children. Left unchecked, this is a crisis in the making. It's happening slowly, and right under our noses. Over the last 8 years, I've witnessed a gradual shift away from books and toward phones. Given the commercial incentives to keep students locked into their screens, this is no surprise. I have also observed a corresponding drop in competitiveness in students wishing to attend top tier colleges. Phones have become the primary source of communication, entertainment, and news gathering. Books have been pushed aside as anachronistic and antiquated. This will not end well. Listen to the changes I've seen in my own sons and what I'm doing to stem the bleeding.
0:01:18 Frog in the boiling water
0:03:05 Reading is still a thing
0:03:15 Customized, addictive content
0:04:45 Consuming v creating
0:09:20 Gold standard
0:10:00 Nurture v nature
0:12:30 How to break the addiction
0:13:15 Best practices
0:14:35 Unlimited book budget
Follow us:
Enroll in PrepWell Academy
Follow on Instagram
Follow on Facebook
If you want to support the show, here are three immediate steps to take.
Subscribe to the podcast where ever you listen to podcasts
Follow me on Instagram or Facebook
Give us a review
Share this episode with a friend
Join our mailing list
Enroll your 9th or 10th grader in the program
Podcast Host: PrepWell Academy's Founder, Phil Black, has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneurship, Shark Tank (2X), etc.
Inside PrepWell Academy, Black teaches students everything they need to know about the college admissions process in a series of expertly-timed, 3-5-minute, weekly training videos starting in 9th grade and continuing through 12th grade [Note: this program can only be joined in 9th or 10th grade]. My specialties include military service academies, ROTC scholarships, Ivy League, and student-athletes.