https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-high-school-books-curriculum-YA6OLARKZRBJLBBU5RGZXMKHIQ/?bis=article-action-link

[gift link] Students in #MontgomeryCounty #Maryland are increasingly not reading for fun, with "the influence of #socialmedia and #AI , #censorship threats, an emphasis on #standardizedtesting and digital lesson plans built off text excerpts" cited as reasons. Comments from teacher Stelzner raise questions about #tracking , given spread of student ability in classes.

I agree with the conclusion, that #reading #literature is very important for building empathy.

Books are fading from kids’ lives. Parents want schools to do more.

Parents across Maryland, and the country, are questioning whether students are reading enough books — classics or otherwise — in English classes.

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