Lower than that. Its like a fat roll in the front of their pants.Originally Posted by BobbyFresco
I read something he other day that I found shocking. The standard used in determining our literacy rate in the United States is the 4th grade level. So 99.999% (or whatever %) of people in America can read... on a 4th grade level.
There isn't much info out there on what percentage of adults function at the level they should (at least HS level). The sad part is that at my high school I remember kids graduating who could barely read. How do you get to be a high school senior when you can't read out loud from easier books like Moby Dick or Huckleberry Finn? I could understand HS kids not being able to read from something like Joyce, but seriously... wtf.
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