tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973122095376519204.post8185488682331243126..comments2023-10-15T09:10:59.697-04:00Comments on Reading Between the Lines: Teen Reading Statistic RidiculousnessDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800222769769244038noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973122095376519204.post-26342829843083600332014-06-25T16:29:03.236-04:002014-06-25T16:29:03.236-04:00I am always so suspicious of stats like this. How ...I am always so suspicious of stats like this. How were they determined? How many teens (and adults) of what circumstances were surveyed? I don't put much credence in anything that views 1000 people a reasonable sampling of hundreds of millions.<br /><br />Of course, anecdotally speaking, we can see the evidence for why this is. My 15-year-old loves books and will binge read, but also goes long stretches without reading. She splits her time between watching the Cleveland Indians, Wimbledon, and the World Cup and playing her viola, guitar, and piano. <br /><br />My 19-year-old always read much more. (She'd better; she's a writing major!) But she's also been watching OITNB and catching up on Gray's Anatomy and playing sudoku when she's not at the health club or working. So we know there is a lot of competition for "leisure" time, just by looking around.<br /><br />But then, back in my teen years, when I was holed up in my own bedroom devouring book after book...I didn't know ANYONE who was like me. None of my friends were big readers. So has anything really changed? Who knows?!Natalie J. Damschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.com