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duffyduff

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8. A LOT of middle school kids don't read up on the news

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 12:58 PM

Mar 2013

It's always been that way because kids typically don't think a lot outside of their immediate experience until high school.

It has everything to do with child development and forming abstract thoughts.

What I am concerned about are people who post on DU and other places who think newspapers are dead, hard copy books are dead because renting "ebooks" is better than actually OWNING an author's book, and actually think blogs provide news.

THAT is what is scary.

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Yesterday I substitute-taught a journalism class. [View all] no_hypocrisy Mar 2013 OP

Hope you were able to stimulate some interest ... Scuba Mar 2013 #1

Yeah, me too. no_hypocrisy Mar 2013 #2

You just met the next wave of zbdent Mar 2013 #3

That is so sad TxDemChem Mar 2013 #4

Thank you. Well stated. no_hypocrisy Mar 2013 #5

That's the scary part Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2013 #6

Staying away from LWolf Mar 2013 #7

A LOT of middle school kids don't read up on the news duffyduff Mar 2013 #8

Kids don't read or keep up with the news because their parents don't TexasBushwhacker Mar 2013 #9