How long does it take to read Teaching as a Conserving Activity?
Teaching as a Conserving Activity by Neil Postman takes about 4 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 244 pages, about 67,100 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Audio-visual education, Children, Curriculum planning, Education, Mass media and children, Philosophy