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-squarerubpoll [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoEmployers only need employees to be able to follow precise instructions, not finish a novel.
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
just seems like there’s quite a big gap between “not prioritising education” and “not teaching kids how to read”
Employers only need employees to be able to follow precise instructions, not finish a novel.
they can read what they can’t do is understand and process written information effectively