@billcsho That’s pretty restrictive thinking. I can think of at least two reasons right now.
- Because that’s what you’d do and you think everyone is like you.
- After you get a lot of experience, you realize that 85% or more of people routinely do it.
@JustOneDad With #2, you would not bet 100% of the applicants do that.
That’s correct, because what you learn is that there are some people who have integrity.
I worried that people wouldn’t believe my son’s list, because he read so much. On the other hand 90% of the list was sci fi and fantasy with the balance being stuff about computer programming and operating systems.
My D cannot not even put all the books on the list. We have meters long library check out slips every quarter.
Search for the story from a few years ago about a Rhodes Scholar (from Florida, iirc, who did Katrina charity work), who reported he never reads books in this internet age.
Some people just don’t like reading for leisure. It doesn’t mean they’re not smart. I am a voracious reader; my sister was never really into reading until a few years ago, and still only reads occasionally; I have a close cousin who will actually say out loud that she “hates reading.” My cousin is in college now earning her BSN and she’s doing quite well - she’s very smart, she just doesn’t like reading. (On the other hand, she does often ask for my help in studying for literature classes and verbal tests, but that’s just because she knows I’m there and available.)
How many also depends on the speed. I read very quickly, so as a child when I had nearly unlimited time I could read 2-3 books in a week depending on their length and how much I decided I wanted to do other things that week. Even now with a full-time job I can still read 1-2 books a week, depending on how much of my sleep/free time I’m willing to sacrifice lol.
I do sometimes mouth the words when I’m reading - particularly on difficult passages. I’m 29. I can’t imagine why you’d force someone to stop doing that.