normfriesen.bsky.social
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A great interview. Too much Neil Postman from the 1980s, though. Someone needs to create a fitting description of the very different (worse) we've seen since 2010-2015.

www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | The Global Story | The death of reading
What do we lose when screens replace books?
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Literacy in developed countries is declining for the first time ever. (Or at least since the fall of Rome.)

It's not because of war, barbarians, or collapse.

It's because of mobile phones, according to James Marriott:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e4Y...
Modern Society Is Becoming Illiterate
YouTube video by Novara Media
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October 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Reposted
Student Success | Going Old-School: Professors Use Print Books to Teach AI

Faculty members help students practice close reading and analysis with a physical book, building life skills and social connection. https://bit.ly/46CJbT9

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
September 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If I said that #Trump's picking #Gaetz for A.G. is like Caligula appointing his horse to the Senate, would that be an insult to horses?
November 18, 2024 at 12:45 AM