• Episode 3 - Kids Can't Read?!?

  • Nov 12 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Episode 3 - Kids Can't Read?!?

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    Grab another one and join us on Episode 3 of The Knowledge Bar. In this episode, Alex leads a discussion on a so-called ‘Literacy Crisis in the US’. As primary and secondary education has scrambled, colleges are now seeing the impacts of instructional shortfalls, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a shifting culture around reading.


    In addition to our main topic, we’ll be talking about bad beats in the sports betting world, an a-political take on the recent election cycle, and how Chris’s students are killing it this semester!


    What are you drinking Recommendations:

    Alex - Bourbon Brown Sugar Espresso Martini - Cocktail

    • 2 oz Bourbon (Kirkland Bottled-in-Bond)
    • ½ oz Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
    • 1 oz Fresh Espresso Lite (I use an Aeropress to avoid pricey espresso machines)
    • ½ oz Coffee Liqueur (Mr. Black)
    • 3 dashes Cocoa Bitters
    • Sprinkle Cocoa Powder over the top

    Chris - Coffee w/ Bourbon Cream - Coffee/Cocktail

    • Coffee - Highlander Grogg - Seven Hills Coffee Roasters, Cincinnati, OH
    • Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream - Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, KY

    Patrick - Digest Tea - Burren Perfumery, Ireland

    Ethan - Honduran Roast - Coffee - Hyperion Coffee Co., Ann Arbor, MI


    Just One More Recommendations:

    Alex: The Football 100 (Book), Dan Pompei and Mike Sando

    Chris: Sold A Story (Podcast), APM Reports

    Patrick: The Paranoid Style (Harper’s) - Richard Hofstadter

    Ethan: The Florida Project (Movie) - Sean Baker - Streaming on Max the One to Watch for HBO


    Sources for this Topic:


    Is This the End of Reading? - Chronicle of Higher Education

    A Brief History of Reading Instruction - ParkerPhonics

    The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books - The Atlantic



    Produced and Edited by Ethan Harig

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    Enjoy your friends and always drink responsibly! Cheers!

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