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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HawkeEye, post: 2722667, member: 86305&quot;]My only point is that all hobbies compete for a share of time (and mind) with potential participants.&nbsp; Coin collecting teaches history, takes concentration, and competes with what younger people often consider activity that is less exciting than technology based activities.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t think so ask a teenager if he/she had rather play &quot;Call of Duty&quot; this afternoon or go to a coin show or read a book.</p><p><br /></p><p>But there are plenty of studies out there from the Dept of Ed that show literacy has not improved in decades. I am not a fan of the Huff Post but they had this brief synopsis of the report I read from the Dept of Ed.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;According to a study conducted in late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read.&nbsp; The current literacy rate isn’t any better than it was 10 years ago.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>In the Dept of Ed study I saw they formed a real link between the introduction of electronics, specifically TV in the 60s, and a decline in reading and reading skills.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t mean people are dumber or that TV is bad, but it may speak to the ability to concentrate and think critically or analytically.&nbsp; Our children and grandchildren live in a world of soundbites and I know their attention span is shorter than ours.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am probably in a different world here though.&nbsp; I am the first generation in the last three without a PhD in our family.&nbsp; One of our sons has his, so intelligence can skip generations I guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a good day and good discussion.&nbsp; We cannot solve the literacy issues, but encouraging coin collecting in the next generation is a good thing.&nbsp; I think I will go read a book![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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