Wednesday, February 14, 2018
People Who Don't Read
Carlos García Gual, interviewed by José Andrés Rojo in El País (February 12, 2018; my translation):
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Today students read very little. Outside of what is required, they know nothing. They spend a lot of time tethered to their mobile phones and have almost no time left to read.Hat tip: Eric Thomson.
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People who don't read are people of very limited understanding: they live in the prison of the present.
Ahora los alumnos leen muy poco. Fuera de lo que es obligatorio, no saben nada. Pasan mucho tiempo dedicados al móvil y no les queda casi nada para leer.
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La gente que no lee es gente de mentalidad muy reducida: viven en la prisión del presente.
Related post: Reading Books.
