Game of Thorns

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i don't know what game of thrones is, i think it's kind of funny and droll. There's still a set of knowledge that marks you as a university graduate,. someone whose opinions can be respected and admired. To not be able to discuss darwin, ah, to not be t i mean, there i think the cultural capital is still there. I've never seen game ofThrones puts ben a small subset an american in trouble.

Doug Lemov of Uncommon School and co-author of Reading Reconsidered talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about reading. Lemov makes the case for the educational importance of critical reading of challenging books and texts. Along the way, he gives listeners some ideas of how to read themselves and gives parents some ideas for how to educate their children.