Do WE really not read? We frankly speaking as a college student, can somewhat agree to disagree with the article "They Don't Read" by Rob Weir. Agreeing the most with the statement "the more engagingly written and short the better", which I have realized to be the most efficient way of getting myself to read. Students often get ask the question "why". "Why must I read this?". "Why do we have to read this?". "Why is it so long?". Mr.Weir states that to get students to read make it impossible to avoid, and assign appropriate material, which I will agree with.
Disagreeing MOST with Mr. Weir's "devious" approach assigning weekly writing assignments and collecting them randomly. Personally, I strongly dislike writing. I can never settle on a topic and "formatting the words on paper" is the hardest for me. How exactly do I begin my essay? Do I start with a quote? Or a Question?
Assigning things such as a chapter from an interesting book, a current event news article, any topic that is relevant and relates interestingly to the present day college student would be an easier read. Since students are always busy with other things un-educational they don't feel an obligation to read. After all the TV, cellphone, computer, and Ipod are all more interesting to most. Which student would be more intrigued to pick up a entirely too long boring book to read instead of keeping themselves entertained with things they want to do? Nonetheless students need to understand reading is a part of everyday life. When turning on the TV, setting up the Ipod, surfing the net and receiving text messages reading is most definitely involved.
Far from disrespecting the ethos of Mr. Weir's article, most of the information he stated was true. Although all college students don't share the same zest for reading as their professors, it is an erroneous statement on his part to say that we do not read!
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