Comments by "D. von N." (@D.von.N) on "America's Literacy Crisis" video.

  1. I was a medium reader as a kid and teen. In central Europe we were made to read sevreral books in the secondary school, and writing summary about them, in 1990s, no internet, all authentic. Outside of the curriculum I found myself reading various books, including one about archaeology, then an encyclopaedia for young about plants, animals and minerals. I still have many of those books and recently started diving into them again. The plant section contains some useful info about using wild growing plants for food, or to treat various ailments. Great stuff. One novel from Jack London made such an impression on my one night that I wrote several pages about it into my diary after I finished it,way past midnight, including one short poem. I still remember it. It turned out to be a lucky activity because soon a teacher at school asked us what book we read recently and to write some summary about it. I already had one! Got a top mark. I don't read as many books these days, social media took over, along other hobbies.
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