Has a man with two degrees and have written a book this has made me very thankful that I was a regular at the scholastic book fair , also you made a lot of good ways that fight a against this nonsense
@@kni9ght That’s awesome! Scholastic book fairs were a great way to nurture a love for reading early on. It’s clear your passion for books made a big difference!
Kids are also reading a ton of graphic novels, which is good to get them reading, but not quite as good as reading a regular book. Last year I challenged my 8th grader to read some books traditionally seen as 5th -6th grade books (Hatchet, Holes, etc) just to get him reading books that weren't graphic novels and also not too long.
@@TShirtAndReeboks Good call! Graphic novels are a great start, but getting them into traditional books helps build deeper comprehension. Challenging your 8th grader with those classics is a smart move!
Thank you for your video and truth. You offer great ideas to encourage read. You might do a video on how to taking children to your local public library. Libraries have reading materials and offer fun programs to young minds so they naturally gravitate towards reading for enjoyment. We can't afford to lose our next generation of readers and critical thinkers.
@@stevekrag1610 Thank you so much for your kind words and for the thoughtful suggestion! I love the idea of encouraging more families to visit their local libraries. Libraries are such incredible resources that offer not only books but also engaging programs that spark a love of reading in young minds. I will definitely consider making a video on how to introduce children to the joy of libraries and reading. You’re absolutely right-nurturing the next generation of readers and critical thinkers is essential. Thanks again for the inspiration!
This point is true to a point, however, this is a direct result of how they’re being brought up, unfortunately and again like I said in my post it starts in the home. So if reading and reading comprehension is not enforced in the home, we can’t expect our educators to do it
@@jesseleeward2359 It really is a crisis. When even students at elite schools are struggling with basic reading and critical thinking, it shows how much our education system needs reform.
@@cambriajolika People are sending their kids to work nearly full time while still in high school, and want to cut down on arts and humanities in favour of STEM, finance, and commerce topics. Weirdly, the same people also want to cut down on mathematics... Makes no sense. I saw this with the radical left ten years ago, 'anti capitalists' arguing that MTV reality is just the modern version of literature. But now it is a lot if the right wing finance hopefuls. So basically this movement is coming from everywhere.
@@cambriajolika I am a New Zealander and studied US literature in university. I have the Norton Anthology of American Literature. I realize I need to get Bret Harte and Booker T Washington read!
"This issue stems from years of being fed short form content. social media, quick articles, instead of learning how to critically analyze long-form content like books." You made a two minute video about it and are contributing to the trend you deride. You're going to say that your content is informative or that you're not advocating for your media to be the sole diet on which students subsist. You're going to say that it is the responsibility of students, teachers and parents to jointly prioritize a curriculum that emphasizes the humanities. You're even going to say that it's a struggle you've personally dealt with, because although you try to consistently, you are as drawn to social media as any one. And in all those evasions you will be exactly like every other influencer who rhapsodizes about a lost culture of literacy even as they knife it in the back.
@@matthewcaldwell8100 Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I agree that there is a paradox in creating short-form content to discuss the problem of overreliance on quick, easily consumable media. However, I believe the aim of such content is not to replace long-form reading or deep critical thinking but to bring attention to the issue in a way that resonates with today’s audience. By reaching people where they are-on social media-we can start a conversation that encourages a return to more in-depth, reflective forms of learning, like reading books. It’s definitely a challenge, and yes, social media is a double-edged sword in that regard, but my goal is to create content that sparks curiosity and self-reflection rather than perpetuating a cycle of shallow engagement. I completely agree that teachers, students, and parents should emphasize the importance of humanities and critical thinking. It’s a community-wide effort, and my video is one small part of that broader dialogue. I appreciate your perspective and welcome more discussion on how we can balance the use of social media with fostering deeper, meaningful education.
@@cambriajolika Given the economic and engagement incentives at play, your intentions are irrelevant. Every creator except the most brazenly cynical slop purveyors thinks their content is redeemed by the introspection they hope it elicits. Even if that were true, the collective effect is an evasion of responsibility. The firing squad contains millions, nobody can definitely say theirs was the fatal bullet, but there the body stands, sagging and dismembered. There is no paradox here, just rationalization at scale.
@@matthewcaldwell8100 I understand the frustration you’re expressing, but I disagree with the notion that all creators, myself included, are contributing to some “evasion of responsibility.” Acknowledging the problematic aspects of social media while still using it as a platform to promote critical thinking isn’t a contradiction-it’s a necessary step in reaching the very audience that needs this message. To suggest that every attempt at introspection is just rationalization dismisses the nuance of the conversation. No medium is perfect, but that doesn’t mean we should abandon efforts to make meaningful content in spaces where people are most engaged. I believe it’s possible to challenge the status quo from within it, and that’s what I’m trying to do here. Criticism is important, but so is recognizing the value of small shifts toward bigger changes.
@@cambriajolika You're going where people are most engaged and admitting that the way in which they are engaging is part of the problem. You don't get to have it both ways. People are "most engaged" with short form content because it is simplistic and easily metabolized. The loss of nuance is essential to the medium, not an incidental limitation whose weight gets shrugged off the moment it doesn't align with your desire for an audience. UA-cam could consist entirely of pedagogical content and still its format would tend towards such a fracturing of attention. At the best, it would produce understanding inferior to a culture in which it had never existed. Other social media is categorically worse than even that. Whatever small steps towards change you claim to be making occur in the context of this enormous setback.
Has a man with two degrees and have written a book this has made me very thankful that I was a regular at the scholastic book fair , also you made a lot of good ways that fight a against this nonsense
@@kni9ght That’s awesome! Scholastic book fairs were a great way to nurture a love for reading early on. It’s clear your passion for books made a big difference!
Kids are also reading a ton of graphic novels, which is good to get them reading, but not quite as good as reading a regular book. Last year I challenged my 8th grader to read some books traditionally seen as 5th -6th grade books (Hatchet, Holes, etc) just to get him reading books that weren't graphic novels and also not too long.
@@TShirtAndReeboks Good call! Graphic novels are a great start, but getting them into traditional books helps build deeper comprehension. Challenging your 8th grader with those classics is a smart move!
Good job, I read a good amount of graphic novels has a kid but also a bunch of books so I wouldn’t have this problem
Thank you for your video and truth. You offer great ideas to encourage read. You might do a video on how to taking children to your local public library. Libraries have reading materials and offer fun programs to young minds so they naturally gravitate towards reading for enjoyment. We can't afford to lose our next generation of readers and critical thinkers.
@@stevekrag1610
Thank you so much for your kind words and for the thoughtful suggestion! I love the idea of encouraging more families to visit their local libraries. Libraries are such incredible resources that offer not only books but also engaging programs that spark a love of reading in young minds. I will definitely consider making a video on how to introduce children to the joy of libraries and reading. You’re absolutely right-nurturing the next generation of readers and critical thinkers is essential. Thanks again for the inspiration!
If they can't read, then they can't "skim" either. They just don't want to do the homework. 😂
This point is true to a point, however, this is a direct result of how they’re being brought up, unfortunately and again like I said in my post it starts in the home. So if reading and reading comprehension is not enforced in the home, we can’t expect our educators to do it
This is a crisis
@@jesseleeward2359 It really is a crisis. When even students at elite schools are struggling with basic reading and critical thinking, it shows how much our education system needs reform.
@@cambriajolika People are sending their kids to work nearly full time while still in high school, and want to cut down on arts and humanities in favour of STEM, finance, and commerce topics.
Weirdly, the same people also want to cut down on mathematics... Makes no sense.
I saw this with the radical left ten years ago, 'anti capitalists' arguing that MTV reality is just the modern version of literature.
But now it is a lot if the right wing finance hopefuls.
So basically this movement is coming from everywhere.
@@cambriajolika
I am a New Zealander and studied US literature in university. I have the Norton Anthology of American Literature.
I realize I need to get Bret Harte and Booker T Washington read!
"This issue stems from years of being fed short form content. social media, quick articles, instead of learning how to critically analyze long-form content like books."
You made a two minute video about it and are contributing to the trend you deride. You're going to say that your content is informative or that you're not advocating for your media to be the sole diet on which students subsist. You're going to say that it is the responsibility of students, teachers and parents to jointly prioritize a curriculum that emphasizes the humanities. You're even going to say that it's a struggle you've personally dealt with, because although you try to consistently, you are as drawn to social media as any one. And in all those evasions you will be exactly like every other influencer who rhapsodizes about a lost culture of literacy even as they knife it in the back.
@@matthewcaldwell8100
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I agree that there is a paradox in creating short-form content to discuss the problem of overreliance on quick, easily consumable media. However, I believe the aim of such content is not to replace long-form reading or deep critical thinking but to bring attention to the issue in a way that resonates with today’s audience.
By reaching people where they are-on social media-we can start a conversation that encourages a return to more in-depth, reflective forms of learning, like reading books. It’s definitely a challenge, and yes, social media is a double-edged sword in that regard, but my goal is to create content that sparks curiosity and self-reflection rather than perpetuating a cycle of shallow engagement.
I completely agree that teachers, students, and parents should emphasize the importance of humanities and critical thinking. It’s a community-wide effort, and my video is one small part of that broader dialogue. I appreciate your perspective and welcome more discussion on how we can balance the use of social media with fostering deeper, meaningful education.
@@cambriajolika Given the economic and engagement incentives at play, your intentions are irrelevant. Every creator except the most brazenly cynical slop purveyors thinks their content is redeemed by the introspection they hope it elicits. Even if that were true, the collective effect is an evasion of responsibility. The firing squad contains millions, nobody can definitely say theirs was the fatal bullet, but there the body stands, sagging and dismembered. There is no paradox here, just rationalization at scale.
@@matthewcaldwell8100 I understand the frustration you’re expressing, but I disagree with the notion that all creators, myself included, are contributing to some “evasion of responsibility.” Acknowledging the problematic aspects of social media while still using it as a platform to promote critical thinking isn’t a contradiction-it’s a necessary step in reaching the very audience that needs this message.
To suggest that every attempt at introspection is just rationalization dismisses the nuance of the conversation. No medium is perfect, but that doesn’t mean we should abandon efforts to make meaningful content in spaces where people are most engaged. I believe it’s possible to challenge the status quo from within it, and that’s what I’m trying to do here. Criticism is important, but so is recognizing the value of small shifts toward bigger changes.
@@cambriajolika You're going where people are most engaged and admitting that the way in which they are engaging is part of the problem. You don't get to have it both ways. People are "most engaged" with short form content because it is simplistic and easily metabolized. The loss of nuance is essential to the medium, not an incidental limitation whose weight gets shrugged off the moment it doesn't align with your desire for an audience. UA-cam could consist entirely of pedagogical content and still its format would tend towards such a fracturing of attention. At the best, it would produce understanding inferior to a culture in which it had never existed. Other social media is categorically worse than even that.
Whatever small steps towards change you claim to be making occur in the context of this enormous setback.