We debate this in our home all the time. While I wish my kids read as much as we did when we were there age, I've also come to realize that much of this is abou

We debate this in our home all the time. While I wish my kids read as much as we did when we were there age, I've also come to realize that much of this is about how they learn and the media available to them. For example - my son is very interested in history as I was at his age. While I spent hours reading, he has access to video content that simply wasn't available to me. Would it be better if he were reading that content rather than watching videos on YouTube? That's a real debate. Even saying something highbrow like - well, scholars (IE: trusted material) are still writing books, they aren't doing their thesis as video... well, you might be right, but there's so much crap being produced in all forms that it feels like it's more about the source than the medium.