An illiterate generation?
Two related news stories caught my attention this week. One was entitled “They Can’t Read: [Hoover Institution Senior Fellow} Victor Davis Hanson Shares Horror Stories That Drove Him Out Of University.” The other piece is called “Gen Z are arriving to college unable to even read a sentence – professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates.”
As the titles imply, there are entire cohorts of young people emerging from public education functionally illiterate. The latter article begins: “As Gen Z ditch books at record levels, students are arriving to classrooms unable to complete assigned reading on par with previous expectations. It’s leaving colleges no choice but to lower their expectations. One shocked professor has described young adults showing up to class, unable to read a single sentence.”
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The crisis of literacy goes back decades, arguably generations. “Why Johnny Can’t Read” was first published in 1955 and drew national attention to the failures of the “look-say” method of teaching (as opposed to phonics) that signaled the beginning of the end for literacy.
We are so obsessed with books in our family that this hits home … hard.
We’ve also had lively discussions in our household about the issue. Is reading even “necessary” in our modern society? Clearly illiteracy isn’t an insuperable handicap for everyone. History is rife with brilliant people who succeeded despite their inability to read. Today’s younger generations are clearly succeeding even though reading is no longer a priority.
I guess what I find distressing is our modern culture seems to actively cultivate functional illiteracy. Children are surrounded by screens instead of books. They’re encouraged to watch videos about something rather than reading about it. Parents don’t model reading; they model viewing. Artificial intelligence is poised to take the need to read away from us. Children no longer grow up with the expectation that reading is not only educational, but fun. University professors are reaping the rewards of this change in attitude and ability.
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Recently a reader related a frustrating experience with an AI bot and asked rhetorically, “You’ll do better finding your answers in a book somewhere. What will we do when books are gone?“
An excellent question. We’re on a personal mission in our family not to let that happen. Let’s hope future generations are able to overcome their illiteracy.
Source: http://www.rural-revolution.com/2026/01/an-illiterate-generation.html
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