Oct 21, 2026 · 50 min · 27 segments
A small UConn panel addresses banned book challenges and how teachers address concerns that arise in their classroom libraries.
Anna Mae DuaneGuestVictoria Ford SmithGuestAmber WeinstockGuestBut before we go to a quick break here, just the other day, I read a report and spoke with the Connecticut Education Association.
And there was a survey done of 113 educators, mostly middle and high schoolers.
who are finding that it's harder to get children to read full chapter books and complete them, get them to motivate, be motivated to read these books.
The study looked into concerns about attention spans, looked into concerns about social media use.
Could this also be part of the problem, though? If a child is seeing so much concern over certain books, is there a lack of interest in reading? Do you think that this is impacting a child's desire to read?
But before we go to a quick break here, just the other day, I read a report and spoke with the Connecticut Education Association.
And there was a survey done of 113 educators, mostly middle and high schoolers.
who are finding that it's harder to get children to read full chapter books and complete them, get them to motivate, be motivated to read these books.
The study looked into concerns about attention spans, looked into concerns about social media use.
Could this also be part of the problem, though? If a child is seeing so much concern over certain books, is there a lack of interest in reading? Do you think that this is impacting a child's desire to read?
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