My daughter is 12 and extremely good at reading. She can read pretty much anything, no problem, and has been able to since she was about 10 or so. She’s also fairly intelligent/grown up for her age.

College students skirting around doing assigned readings is not necessarily a new phenomenon, but lately, that problem has evolved into a more prominent roadblock. Students now seem increasingly ...

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