Thing #17

In some ways I agree with the articles and in some ways I don't. I don't know about the population in general but I know that I personally still like to read traditional books and don't have any problems focusing doing so. Now this is reading for pleasure. When it comes to doing research, I totally agree with the articles. I don't want to read big books or long articles to find the information I need. I know I can search for something and find what I need quickly. There's no need to look forever to try to find stuff anymore. I know this is the "traditional" way to research but it has become outdated for the most part. Our brains can skim over articles until it comes to something that we need. There's no reason to read the whole thing. I know I'm guilty of doing just that. I'm told to read something and if I'm not especially interested in the topic, I will just skim it and get the general idea. I think the way people read is changing and we have to change the way we teach to match.