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Re: The value of reading (was: If you could leave any book on Kjeld's nightstand...)
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:51:42 GMT
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I'm going to make an assumption here, knowing that I could very well be wrong.
I don't think that Chris was trying to say that reading is obsolete or
inferior to other media, I think he was just trying to pose different sides
of the argument...
I've stated here in this forum more than once that I am not an educated
person. It seems important for me to make sure people know a little about
where I am comming from when I participate.
Having a great many interests and little opportunity to follow them, I take
advantage of any medium that provides me with new information or a
"refresher". Though I read well, I am not nearly as fast as some that I've
witnessed. I could never have learned all that I know simply by reading.
I've never read a computer manual. What I can do on a computer is really
all I need to know. Many people have showed me how to use a computer over
the years and when I finally obtained one of my own I already knew how to
plug it in, turn it on, download software... the basics. Literacy was a
great help in my learning how to use a computer, but actual reading had
little to do with it.
Vocabulary assignments came easy to me in elementary and even easier in
highschool. Since then I've done a lot of genre reading and found myself
drawn to poetry. These things haven't really made my life easier. If
anything, I'm more confused than ever. I've absorbed so much information
over the past couple of years that some of it runs together. Sometimes when
I type, I'm already thinking three or four sentences ahead of the one I am
typing; leading to all sorts of typos and grammatical errors. Often when
speaking to people, I give so much detail on a subject I lose them. I
quickly drift off into tangents that *I* know apply to the subject, but my
audience is trying shut me up.
My point is that reading is fun if you like genres and/or simply enjoy the
subject you are reading. However, unless you actually intend to become an
expert on a subject or two, it may be more beneficial to simply put the
books aside. If you want to expand your vocabulary, a dictionary and
thesaurus excercise every once in awhile serve just fine.
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