inshallah2 [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • edit-23 years agoI knew it was bad. I didn't know it was THIS bad: "54% of adults in the US have prose literacy below the 6th-grade level."external-linkmessage-square120 fedilinkarrow-up1164
arrow-up1164external-linkI knew it was bad. I didn't know it was THIS bad: "54% of adults in the US have prose literacy below the 6th-grade level."inshallah2 [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • edit-23 years agomessage-square120 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarekarl3422 [none/use name]hexbear18·3 years agojust at a guess probably decades of institutionally not prioritising education link
minus-squarehexaflexagonbear [he/him]hexbear19·3 years agoIt's in large part the lack of other social safety nets trickling down to ruining educational outcomes as well. link
minus-squareUmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]hexbear7·3 years agojust seems like there's quite a big gap between "not prioritising education" and "not teaching kids how to read" link
minus-squarekarl3422 [none/use name]hexbear6·3 years agothey can read what they can't do is understand and process written information effectively link
minus-squarerubpoll [she/her]hexbear4·3 years agoEmployers only need employees to be able to follow precise instructions, not finish a novel. link
just at a guess probably decades of institutionally not prioritising education
It's in large part the lack of other social safety nets trickling down to ruining educational outcomes as well.
that too hungry kids can't learn
There's a solution for that :bpp:
just seems like there's quite a big gap between "not prioritising education" and "not teaching kids how to read"
they can read what they can't do is understand and process written information effectively
Employers only need employees to be able to follow precise instructions, not finish a novel.