| ▲ | Der_Einzige 5 days ago | |
The quality of most text msgs is higher than what passes for “quality literature” in many lit classrooms. Texting is unironically a better use of time than reading infinite jest, or gravities rainbow, etc. | ||
| ▲ | fiforpg 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
While you can certainly argue that some texts have more substance to them than these literary works, you cannot deny that most texts have worse prose than the books. | ||
| ▲ | BeetleB 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
> The quality of most text msgs is higher than what passes for “quality literature” in many lit classrooms. First: Your HS kids hang out with a different crowd than my HS kids :-) Second: This is about reading ability (comprehension, etc), not literature. Whether the quality of a text message is superior/inferior to whatever they use in literature classes is irrelevant. | ||
| ▲ | realo 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Hum... "R U OK" is sooo much better than ... “How do you feel, Jake?” “Fine, it doesn’t hurt much.” “Are you all right?” ... (Hemmingway) | ||