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re: 50 percent of American adults can’t read at or above an 8th grade level.
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:39 pm to upgrayedd
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:39 pm to upgrayedd
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I did an internship at the state one summer in college. There was a girl sitting next to me that had just graduated from LSU as an English major and she was there as a temporary worker hoping to get hired full time. One day she pokes her head around my cubicle wall and asked me how to spell "academic".
Mind blowing.
I've had similar things happen and it's frustrating, because I know these people aren't stupid. Unless we are on one end of that bell curve, we all possess around the same cognitive ability. All they need to do is read a fricking book every once in a while.
I know people from high school that to this day brag about never having finished a complete book. As if they've gotten away with some bank heist by graduating high school without reading.
Reading books on many different topics can only help you.
This post was edited on 7/6/22 at 1:40 pm
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Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:39 pm to Salmon
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One has vastly more measurable impact on success and its not even close.
ok
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Yeah. No shite. I'd prefer to focus on the actual root causes.
Oh yeah? And what do you propose we do about that?
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:40 pm to UndercoverBryologist
but they can vote!!!
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:42 pm to upgrayedd
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ok
*hand waves away the actual issue
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Oh yeah? And what do you propose we do about that?
No fricking clue.
But maybe being able to admit the actual root cause for these issues would be a start?
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:44 pm to upgrayedd
quote:I would love to see us move away from forcing everyone down thr same path. We shouldnt put everything on graduating high school and then going to college
And what do you propose we do about that?
We should absolutely provide vocational training as a legitimate substitute. Let kids who have no future at college learn a trade, enter the workforce, earn real money, and hopefully they will have a family of their own in a stable home where their kid can hopefully be in a position where they can go to college
This post was edited on 7/6/22 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:45 pm to fr33manator
Why does that matter?
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:47 pm to UndercoverBryologist
we closed the education gap by making everyone retarded
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:47 pm to UndercoverBryologist
We just need more government in our schools.
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:48 pm to shaquilleoatmeal
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Why does that matter?
Are you seriously asking this?
Understanding the "who" is the first step in understanding the "why"
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:50 pm to Odysseus32
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know people from high school that to this day brag about never having finished a complete book.
Wow
That is so sad . To think and tell that out loud It is some accomplishment in itself
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:50 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Shocking statistics! Several of them are hard to believe. 50% of adults can’t read at 8th grade level? 25% of students in California school
systems are able to perform basic reading
skills? Unbelievable!
systems are able to perform basic reading
skills? Unbelievable!
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:50 pm to UndercoverBryologist
This is what happens when you dumb things down to the lowest common denominator.
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:51 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Honestly would expect that it would be worse than that
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:52 pm to Salmon
I know this. But I'd bet that's not why he's asking.
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:53 pm to Salmon
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*hand waves away the actual issue
No, I just know when there's no use in having a discussion on an issue like usual. You're never wrong in any way, shape or form. Just like a woman.
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No fricking clue.
But maybe being able to admit the actual root cause for these issues would be a start?
Who the frick is denying that? Goddamn, you're a miserable person.
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:54 pm to UndercoverBryologist
I don't believe half of whatever was posted by the OP.
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:54 pm to UndercoverBryologist
95% of Americans have very little understanding of basic civics. I mean, even the Wise Latino on SCOSTUS has difficulty understanding the 10th amendment.
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:56 pm to shaquilleoatmeal
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Why does that matter?
To get an idea where the strengths and weaknesses are in order to figure out where and how to address the issue.
It would probably be silly to expend resources trying to increase literacy where it’s above 90% already, right?
Until you have all the info you don’t know where the real issues are and until you can understand and correct the core issues causing the problem, you’ll never fix them.
ETA: what exactly do you think demographics means?
This post was edited on 7/6/22 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:56 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Posted on 7/6/22 at 1:57 pm to upgrayedd
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No, I just know when there's no use in having a discussion on an issue like usual. You're never wrong in any way, shape or form. Just like a woman.
No. You are mad that I didn't respond the way you wanted me to respond.
Your first post to me assumed I would want more government intervention.
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Who the frick is denying that? Goddamn, you're a miserable person.
You are literally arguing with me about it.
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