Overall, I really enjoyed this essay. It was easy to read and very insightful. It seemed like there was a lot of research done with all the statistics that were given throughout the article. It really helped back up what the author was saying, and it helped strengthen the overall content.
One issue that I had was with the article was when the author was talking about the young girl, Nadia. The author quoted her as saying "No one's ever said you should read more books to get into college." I strongly disagree with this. Reading more books is great preparation for college, because once you get into an upper-level educational environment, the expectation is that you often read many books. By starting this before you advance into a college-level environment, I think you actually improve your chances for success. The expectation is set very high, and the more you prepare, the better you do.
I didn't really enjoy reading this online. It was a very long article, and I would have much rather enjoyed reading it in paper-format. Because of the online format, I had a hard time staying focused and following along with what was being said. I think that while short articles are good to read online, long articles are more difficult.
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I agree with you on the quote that you said about "no one's ever said you should read more books to get into college"...all of my professors and teachers in my life time have said read more books it will give you a better education. Although I agree in the past 5 years alone technology (especially the internet) has skyrocketed and changed the way we are educated. I think allowing on line versions are nice but still allowing paper format for those who would like it. I agree it is hard to read a long article like this online (partially because of the distractions like ads on the side or facebook or email at your fingertips).
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