Typo here, David? "...home with 500 books..." That's a pretty select group.
Re physical presence of books making the difference in school grades. Well, yes, because for many it's the first time they've had the opportunity to sit and just plain ol' read for an extended period of time. And yes, they will have had other "worlds" opened to them with the right sort of books, and that's great if you've never really had it, and it should logically have impact on school grades as well.
And, yes, we are to remember that "prestigious" is far more important than simply "useful."
Wow, David, this is really an elegant, elitist view of the reading world, "deep, alternative worlds," "lasting wisdom." Yeah, maybe once in a while, for certain people, but there's an extraordinary amount of information that can just help people get along in the world, help them achieve something more by reading than they would have, learn how to take care of themselves better, learn how to better treat other people, learn the joy, fun, delight there is in sheer good reading.
Ah, no, another type of real reading is more important you claim. "But the literary world is still better at helping you become cultivated, mastering significant things of lasting import. To learn these sorts of things, you have to defer to greater minds than your own."
I'd say that what matters most for readers is having "learning" available to them, in a language they can understand at the level of learning they are at for useful purposes for their lives....prestigious, cultured, literary or not.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/
Jul 10, 2010
Medium is the elitist Medium, eh?
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