[ale] OT: Is speed reading a pile of ...

[George Johnson]

I bought a course that teaches PHOTO reading.  They claim 65,000 words or
more a minute.  A whole different thing from speed reading.  Have only just
started so still slow as of yet.  Need to spend more time with it.

gj

-----Original Message-----
From: miguel [mailto:miguelq at bellsouth.net]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 2:01 PM
To: Cade Thacker
Cc: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Is speed reading a pile of ...

read a few books about the subject...noticed no difference. In fact I
was missing a lot of detailed info. I guessed spead reading/learning was
meant to get the general idea for a test.

I tried speed reading technical books...COM/Java/Linux sys.
admin.....#$#$!! no way!!

-Miguel

Cade Thacker wrote:

>I was at the library the other day with my wife and they had a audio
>tape(4 tapes actually) speed reading course called the Evelyn Wood Seven
>Day Speed Reading and Learning Program. I checked it out, and have listed
>to the first two tapes, and it is more just a tape of good study habits so
>far....
>
>So my question is, the average person reads at 250 words per minute, has
>anybody on this list improved their reading speed? They are making grand
>promises of 1000 to 3000 words per minute with comprehension.  My wife's
>comment is that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably
>is. If speed reading was so great and awsome, why wouldn't everybody be
>speed reading, the teaching this in High School or College?  Sounds like
>snake oil to me.....
>
>I figured somebody on this list has tried this concept before.
>
>Thanks...
>
>--cade
>
>On Linux vs Windows
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