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It's interesting that one of the richest countries on earth has such low education standards
by savant_penguin 5y ago
It's interesting that one of the richest countries on earth has such low education standards
- okamiueru 5y agoAn uneducated population is easier to persuade to vote against its own interests.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoWhat's the difference between voting against one's own interests and voting with one's conscience instead of one's wallet?
- DarylZero 5y agoNone if your "conscience" is installed by capitalist propaganda.
- adolph 5y agoWell, if you can’t read you probably have partial immunity to capitalist propaganda.
- dredmorbius 5y agoMuch propaganda avoids reliance on written distribution.
- newsbinator 5y agoThe richest countries, like the richest companies, are rich enough to coast for decades on past accomplishments, usually until external competition causes a problem.
- thundergolfer 5y agoAnd import the smartest people from other companies. The USA leads the world in imported talent.
- knubie 5y ago> In many nations, the ability to read a simple sentence suffices as literacy, and was the previous standard for the U.S. The definition of literacy has changed greatly; the term is presently defined as the ability to use printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one's goals, and to develop one's knowledge and potential. My impression from reading the Wikipedia article is that the U.S.’s literacy standards are higher than most other countries. I also wonder how much the immigration rate affects this stat.
- gruez 5y ago>I also wonder how much the immigration rate affects this stat. Probably not much? Looking at reading achievement by race, we see that whites do worse than asians, and blacks doing worse than hispanics. In both those pairs we see the group with more immigrants do better than the group with less immigrants. https://i.imgur.com/sA7vPJ5.png https://i.imgur.com/sA7vPJ5.png
- DarylZero 5y agoImmigrants are going to be more literate than the USA average because the USA imposes much higher standards on immigrants than mediocrity.
- ryan93 5y agoThe people smart enough to make progress can of course read no problem.
- mym1990 5y agoThis is a common phenomenon in countries that have already peaked. There is a time of education/learning, which leads to prosperity, which leads to over confidence, which leads to complacency, and eventually a downfall. Repeat.
- dredmorbius 5y agoThe US Department of Education makes a far more detailed measure of literacy than most countries do. The base level of literacy in the US is similar to that of other advanced nations. Particularly accounting for its large immigrant population who don't speak English as their first or primary language.