KERA's Think

Some top college students can’t get through a novel


Listen Later

Think of students who made it into the Ivy League — can you believe some of them made it there without ever actually finishing reading a book. Rose Horowitch, assistant editor at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why top students are complaining about having to read books for college classes, how testing culture has contributed to this problem, and what this means for developing critical thinking skills. Her article is “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books.”

Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

KERA's ThinkBy KERA

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

869 ratings


More shows like KERA's Think

View all
On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,115 Listeners

On Point | Podcast by WBUR

On Point | Podcast

3,889 Listeners

On Being with Krista Tippett by On Being Studios

On Being with Krista Tippett

10,370 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,914 Listeners

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,749 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,152 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,137 Listeners

To The Best Of Our Knowledge by Wisconsin Public Radio

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

934 Listeners

TED Radio Hour by NPR

TED Radio Hour

22,088 Listeners

The Pulse by WHYY

The Pulse

328 Listeners

Texas Standard by Texas Standard

Texas Standard

246 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,491 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,681 Listeners

1A by NPR

1A

4,611 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

15,937 Listeners