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Michael Zwaagstra: Students Should Read Entire Books—Not Just Excerpts

Michael Zwaagstra: Students Should Read Entire Books—Not Just Excerpts
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Suppose you asked a movie critic whether they watched the latest blockbuster movie they critiqued in their review. “No,” they reply, “but I saw the two-minute trailer, so that’s just as good as seeing the whole movie.” They go on to explain that they don’t have time to watch entire movies, but they more than make up for it by checking out a wide variety of trailers.

Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra
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Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”