[LM_NET] Subject: Re: Does YA NonFiction Cheat Our Students?

[Nancy Willard <nwillard@CSRIU.ORG>]

There was a Time Magazine article a while back that addressed concerns of
youth multitasking.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1174696-1,00.html

In this article it addresses concerns of college professors regarding the
lack of ability of incoming students to focus in depth on subjects. Today's
college students were not using the Internet at all as much at today's
middle school students.

This is a growing concern of mine.

Nancy

> Date:    Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:30:21 -0400
> From:    Toni Koontz <akoontz@CDEDUCATION.ORG>
> Subject: Re: Does YA NonFiction Cheat Our Students?
> 
> I work at a college prep high school and I, too, have noticed that more
> publishers are bringing out these very colorful, but low on text books.
> While all the graphs, etc. may be useful, my students need more in-depth
> discussion.  I have had salesmen come in with samples and try to tell me
> that other high schools are really excited about them -but I really question
> that.
> 
> It is a concern that a lot of publishers label  books as being for high
> school and the reading level and graphics would be better suited for middle
> or elementary.
> 
> I have to tell all salesmen to only bring college level or adult level books
> or they shouldn't even bother coming.
> Toni Koontz
> Librarian
> St.Charles Preparatory School
> Columbus,Ohio
> akoontz@cdeducation.org
> Carpe Diem

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Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
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