'Daniel Shore, the chair of Georgetown’s English department, told me that his students have trouble staying focused on even a sonnet'
“Daniel Shore, the chair of Georgetown’s English department, told me that his students have trouble staying focused on even a sonnet”Elite colleges shocked to discover students ‘don’t know how’ to read books: ‘My jaw dropped’
Assistant editor Rose Horowitch spoke to several teachers from elite schools like Columbia, Georgetown and Stanford, who each described the phenomenon of students being overwhelmed by the prospect of reading entire books. “Daniel Shore, the chair of Georgetown’s English department, told me that his students have trouble staying focused on even a sonnet,” Horowitch wrote.
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