Why this Article is Wrong

So I kind of raged and went off of the deep end earlier today. Please read this link and then come back and read my response.

I would also like you to comment with your opinions on the subject.

First off, we don't all talk like 8th graders. When we text, we typically use proper English. This guy seems to stereotype all teenagers as stupid kids who don't know how to write. His line about how half of today's students don't read books except when they're made to really bothers me. I'm sure half of the kids of thirty years ago didn't read books, unless they were made to, either. Besides that, there was also a lot less to do around that time period -- of course the internet wasn't even thought about, TV only had 5 channels, and pay phones were still a common thing. "Especially terrifying to me as a professor is the fact that two thirds of college freshmen read for pleasure for less than an hour per week. A third of seniors don’t read for pleasure at all." Well perhaps this is because you load them down with so much crap that they don't have time to read. I've had four old siblings go to college, three of which have already graduated, and I know that they have a busy schedule. College is a lot of work, and they surely aren't going to waste their valuable free time reading useless ish that they can't even comprehend without and English teacher making up excuses for every piece of symbolism in the book (E.g.: The curtains are blue. What your English teacher thinks: 'The curtains represent his immense depression and his lack of will to carry on.' What the author meant: The curtains were blue.). Today's kids don't like reading because it's a waste of time. And who can blame them? With the internet out, why would I read about some made up character, who I don't care about, and who will never exist, whenever I could be sharing information and learning about new technologies online? As a closing remark, from this guys picture, I feel it's logical to say that he is probably a pretty old. If teenagers in this generation don't like reading, then just step back and look in a mirror, buddy, because you raised them.

Thanks, Spencer