High school students' lack of experience and practice with reading complex texts is a primary cause of their difficulties with college-level reading. Filling the syllabus with digital texts does little to address this deficiency. Complex texts demand three dispositions from readers: a willingness to probe works characterized by dense meanings, the ability to engage in a train of uninterrupted thought, and a receptivity to reflect on thoughts deeper than one's own. Schools should preserve a crucial place for unwired, unplugged, and unconnected learning. Teachers can boost students' college readiness by putting more complex texts in the curriculum.