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.

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.