inshallah2 [none/use name]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 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."en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-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."en.wikipedia.orginshallah2 [none/use name]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareUmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agojust seems like there’s quite a big gap between “not prioritising education” and “not teaching kids how to read”
minus-squarekarl3422 [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agothey can read what they can’t do is understand and process written information effectively
minus-squarerubpoll [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoEmployers only need employees to be able to follow precise instructions, not finish a novel.
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.