We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
"English professor warns: Today’s students cannot read or focus on lengthy assignment" Since today's children were young they have continually been entertained by short fast clips of children's' TV shows and then on computer screens. Schools haven't required much actual reading of books for decades like we had to do back in the 60's. Kids and some parents expect their kids to be entertained in class like when watching TV so attention spans have gotten shorter and shorter. Now they feel compelled to keep checking their phones for the latest updates on anything. Instant gratification.