College students are increasingly struggling with reading comprehension and finishing entire books, according to a humanities professor at Amherst College. Surveys indicate a significant decline in the number of full books assigned in high school and read by adults, coupled with falling reading proficiency levels. This trend may necessitate a return to preparatory reading programs in higher education, similar to those established in the 19th century, to address the challenges posed by a K-12 system that has reduced its emphasis on complete texts. AI
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- Amherst College
- Edward Said
- Harvard University
- Martha Nussbaum
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Thomas Jefferson
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
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