“Inferno,” another friend talked of John Green’s “Paper Towns,” while some friend from the end of the room shared insights from Stephen Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”
And why would it matter? After all, for me, reading was too bothersome. In terms of entertainment, movies and short videos provided me with stories comparable to books. No one had to plunge into the realm of self-help to learn life lessons if one just had common sense — or YouTube. Reading seemed outdated, old-fashioned, and impractical. Between reading tedious books and watching convenient videos, the choice for any teenager of my generation was obvious.
This is where Goodhart’s Law comes into play: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” Are good grades the end goal of education? Most students would say no, but this may often be mere lip service. A more honest answer is that of course grades are the end goal, even if they shouldn’t be. Learning should be the aim of our reading. To become better individuals capable of thinking clearly and acting justly is the true goal.
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