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How about dicing them this way: "Sixth-graders already read about as well as the median adult." Sounds pretty good to me. The shock value of the original state
by yorwba 3y ago
How about dicing them this way: "Sixth-graders already read about as well as the median adult." Sounds pretty good to me.
The shock value of the original statement derives from the idea that sixth-graders are basically illiterates who can barely function in society, but what if that's not the case and six years in school are actually enough to learn reading and writing? It's a pretty long time already. What further improvements are to be expected from another six years?
- Maxatar 3y agoThe shock value should come from the fact that the US scores very low among developed countries. The UK, Canada, and most of Europe score much higher on literacy tests. The US has exceptional universities and colleges, but its K12 education system leaves much to be desired.
- yorwba 3y agoOn which literacy test? The PISA 2022 reading scores for the US (504), Canada (507), UK (494) and OECD average (476) are not that far apart, and unlike what you said, the UK and most of Europe score slightly lower than the US. https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/53f23881-en/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/53f23881-en#tablegrp-d1e1229-98114777d2 https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/53f23881-en/index.html?i...
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