Opinion | My Students Can’t Read

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The Review | Essay

Six weeks into the term, I assigned my rhetoric and writing students a 20-page article. It was the same length I had assigned for five years and the same length I had read without complaint as an undergraduate a decade ago. Not one student finished it.

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A version of this article appeared in the June 19, 2026, issue.

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About the Author

Tyler Jagt has taught literature and critical writing at several universities.