keepcarrot [she/her] to askchapo • 1 day agoMore than half of USAmericans can't read to a sixth grade level, what does this actually mean?message-squaremessage-square103 fedilinkarrow-up1113file-text
arrow-up1113message-squareMore than half of USAmericans can't read to a sixth grade level, what does this actually mean?keepcarrot [she/her] to askchapo • 1 day agomessage-square103 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretheturtlemoves [he/him]hexbear29·1 day agoTo be fair, at least personally, I learned the word 'cylinder' long before I learned 'rectangular prism'. Maybe because the latter is usually called a cuboid or box, while there is no simpler word for a cylinder. link
minus-squareFishLake@lemmygrad.mlhexbear14·17 hours agoThey know those concepts from previous grades and learning. My example leaves out weeks of scaffolding. linkfedilink
minus-squareHumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]hexbear8·16 hours agocuboids are what they call people on flatlander 4chan link
To be fair, at least personally, I learned the word 'cylinder' long before I learned 'rectangular prism'. Maybe because the latter is usually called a cuboid or box, while there is no simpler word for a cylinder.
They know those concepts from previous grades and learning. My example leaves out weeks of scaffolding.
cuboids are what they call people on flatlander 4chan