Should We Worry If Gen Z Doesn't Read Books?

because the numbers are ... well, I worry

Before you even begin — no, I am not a bitter old teacher who’s sick of his job. This is what everybody who expresses any concern whatever on this subject gets accused of. For one thing, my job rocks. For another, my students read books. Not all of my students, but enough of them that I’m startled at the conversations I can sometimes have with them. (No…