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I assuming "6th grade" is around 12 years old. Do you not think in the next 4 years of learning there should be no improvement?

• yorwba 2y ago
  On literacy? No. Math, physics, biology, chemistry, history, foreign languages? Sure.
  • saagarjha 2y ago
    Do you think they should be learning those using the vocabulary and comprehension skills of a 12 year old?
    • yorwba 2y ago
      When you learn a new domain, you obviously need to learn the specialized vocabulary for that domain, whether you're 12 or 21. But I'd expect 12-year-olds to have the general vocabulary and comprehension skills to learn this specialized vocabulary from an introductory text explaining it to them.
      • beej71 2y ago
        > But I'd expect 12-year-olds to have the general vocabulary and comprehension skills to learn this specialized vocabulary from an introductory text explaining it to them. According to TFA, though, this isn't happening.