College Instructor Reports Students Unable to Complete 20-Page Reading Assignment
By
Frank Landymore
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
A university literature instructor reports that his students could not complete a 20-page reading assignment, with one student admitting they lost track of what the paper was about. This reflects a broader trend of declining reading comprehension skills among college students, as assessment scores continue to fall and educators struggle to engage students with longer-form texts.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledNot a single one of his students could get through an assigned 20-page article
One student confessed that the reason they didn't finish was that they kept losing track of what the paper was about
Something that he had read 'without complaint' as an undergraduate a decade ago
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