Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-10950063-20131125204106/@comment-1196539-20131128170529

Kids read plenty. The problem is that what they're reading is all on the internet, and 95% of it is horribly spelled/formed/punctuated. Were people to actually use proper English on the internet, others would see that and do the same. Because people don't, they assume it's not important. It's a vicious cycle.

Some people don't enjoy reading for pleasure. It's not for everyone, regardless of what afterschool specials tell you. There's nothing wrong with having a preference for other forms of media, so don't go acting like written word is inherently any more sophisticated or culturally relevant than music, film, etc. I'm really sick of that stereotype. ANY form of art can be intellectually stimulating depending on presentation, and any form can be mindless drivel, literature included (which is why this article was posted). It's all a matter of execution and preference.

Hell, I haven't read a single book since middle school. Clearly, I'm suffering from deplorable grammatical habits, right?

...also, I don't think kids aren't being taught proper English at all. Schools are still teaching that. It's just that for every hour they spend in English class, kids are spending 10 hours out texting, on the internet, or in other situations where the idea that "English doesn't matter and your English teacher is just old-fashioned" is constantly reinforced.