Half of U.S. adults can't read a book written at the 8th-grade level, according to the OECD. The average American reads at the 7th- to 8th-grade level, according to The Literacy Project.
like I hate Burgeroids as much as anyone else but I can't fucking believe it, even though my experience of highschool does lend some credibility to this idea
i have to wonder if almost everyone in this country is deeply stupid compared to functional countries
like I grew up during the No Child Left Behind era and it feels like I'm permanently hobbled compared to people I meet who went to school in like, 50's-60's-70's
all the Europeans I've met online just seem a bit sharper than most Bhürgers
The best part is that, because private schools/public schools in rich counties can be decent, the political will to fix schools in general can't materialize!
I legit can't believe this, this must be fake
like I hate Burgeroids as much as anyone else but I can't fucking believe it, even though my experience of highschool does lend some credibility to this idea
i mean like 8th grade books are BASIC
between 14% and 21% of American adults (1 in 7 to 1 in 5) are illiterate (depending on the study)
i have to wonder if almost everyone in this country is deeply stupid compared to functional countries
like I grew up during the No Child Left Behind era and it feels like I'm permanently hobbled compared to people I meet who went to school in like, 50's-60's-70's
all the Europeans I've met online just seem a bit sharper than most Bhürgers
The best part is that, because private schools/public schools in rich counties can be decent, the political will to fix schools in general can't materialize!