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Arguing that reading is beneficial won’t get young people to read – telling them it is fun will
Author Olli Alanen olli.alanen@nuori.fi Twitter: @oalanen One of the most pressing problems of the 21st century in the West is that literacy among young people is decreasing. Reading increases empathy, widens the imagination and understanding of different people, cultures, and societies – all important skills for building a better future. In a rapidly changing world,…
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Helena Bross, Stockholm: ”Children’s books are gateways to literature and reading”
”It was difficult for me to learn how to read and write. I did not understand letters, and I was too afraid to ask for help. In the second grade, I was diagnosed with dyslexia. In the third grade, I was moved to a special class that had also other children with dyslexia. They called…
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Heidi Iivari, Tartu: “You’re never alone when you are reading”
“There is a strong culture around reading in Estonia. I believe that it actually strengthened when Estonia was a part of the Soviet Union because books were so cheap. Books were a cultural product that was supported and by reading you could advance your own language. Authors even hid different messages about the Estonian language…
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Natalia de la Ossa, London: “You don’t have to be a Reader, but you can be anything you want by reading”
“I ended up being a bookseller by accident, really. I was always fascinated by books because my family encouraged reading a lot. At one point in my life, I needed a job very quickly, and I went into Blackwells that I used to visit, and knew the store by heart. I asked for a job,…
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Are we raising kids for a future that never becomes?
Author Sara Peltola Education and career counselling always reach for the future. This being said, it is confusing how little we discuss what the world we are preparing the children for will look like. During the last five years I have had the privilege of getting to know and sense megatrends, trends and quiet signals…