" The big problem is just this kind of gigantic piece, of kids reading less and liking it less and so getting worse at it. It’s kind of this terrible spiral: Since they’re not so good at it they do less of it, get worse at it, do less of it. And it’s really what I discovered five, six years ago when I started the ‘Guys Read’ thing. "
- Jon Scieszka

The quote emphasizes a concerning trend where children are increasingly reading less and enjoying it even less, leading them to become worse at reading over time. This cycle becomes恶性循环:因为他们的阅读能力不强,他们就越不愿意阅读,因此变得更差;因为他们变得很差,所以他们读得更少。这种现象大约在五到六年前被Jon Scieszka发现,并促使他发起了“Guys Read”项目来解决这个问题。

深入分析这句话的含义可以揭示出一个教育和社会问题:当孩子们减少阅读时,他们的兴趣和技能会随之下降,形成一种自我加强的负面循环。随着时间的推移,这种缺乏练习导致的技能退化会让孩子们对阅读产生更大的抵触情绪,进一步减少了他们接触书籍的机会。这不仅影响了个人的知识积累和智力发展,还可能削弱了整个社会的文化素养。

Jon Scieszka是美国著名的儿童文学作家、教育家和社会活动家。他以创作富有创意且深受年轻读者喜爱的故事而闻名,并致力于推广阅读的重要性。Scieszka的“Guys Read”项目旨在激发男孩们的阅读兴趣和热情,通过提供多样化的内容来打破传统性别刻板印象对阅读的影响,鼓励更多的孩子参与到阅读活动中来。