> At many elite US universities the students now enter at a struggle because they have never read a novel cover to cover.
Meh, who cares? My son is a freshman at a large public high school in suburban Chicago. Yes, it’s “honors” English, but they read a novel cover-to-cover every 3-4 weeks. I get the weekly email from the school about which universities are visiting. Elite ones never visit, and as an Ivy League grad I get notified when they are in the area visiting more prestigious schools so I can schedule my son to go over to them for a visit (i.e. I know that they come visit in the area).
The elite schools have made their choice. They’ll discover their mistake later on.
Meh, who cares? My son is a freshman at a large public high school in suburban Chicago. Yes, it’s “honors” English, but they read a novel cover-to-cover every 3-4 weeks. I get the weekly email from the school about which universities are visiting. Elite ones never visit, and as an Ivy League grad I get notified when they are in the area visiting more prestigious schools so I can schedule my son to go over to them for a visit (i.e. I know that they come visit in the area).
The elite schools have made their choice. They’ll discover their mistake later on.