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Ep.81-The One About…

College Students Aren’t Reading with Donna Hejtmanek

 

Article: “The College Kids Are Not All Right”

Reports from professors point to an alarming decline in cognitive capabilities, even at selective institutions by Natalie Wexler

June 2, 2024

https://nataliewexler.substack.com/p/the-college-kids-are-not-all-right

 

Quote:

“Students are intimidated by anything over 10 pages and seem to walk away from readings of as little as 20 pages with no real understanding.”

 

“We are in new territory when even highly motivated honors students struggle to grasp the basic argument of a 20-page article.”

 

Why is this happening? What are the reasons for the decline? 

 

Donna Hejtmanek bio:

Donna Hejtmanek (hite-man-ik) retired after 41 years of teaching special education and serving as a reading specialist-interventionist. She served as president of the Literacy Task Force of Northern Wisconsin, was appointed by Gov. Scott Walker in 2014 to Wisconsin’s Read to Lead Literacy Council, served as the legislative chair of the International Dyslexia Association and served on The Legislative Co

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