Unironically relevant
Go look at content that is considered a specific reading level. It may shock you to find that a lot of it is not considered a high reading level.
Think about what kids read in 6th grade - Call of the wild, Holes, Black Beauty, etc. Then look at the grammar of people who post here. I was taught that basic newspapers are written at a 3rd-4th grade level.
Income disparity, communities where education isn’t supported, underfunded education, book burnings, tv/internet/gaming they've all had an impact. Add covid to the mix and burnt out parents and it’s all coming to a head
Hard to use the internet and game without being able to read. I'd say overall both of those would trend an average consumer's reading ability past 6th grade level, but maybe I'm underestimating what qualifies as that level.
edit: although I guess the modern internet and smartphones would trend it downwards. Hmm.
Tons of games with very little reading involved and people who do video content eg TikTok or YouTube rather than reading posts
Same everywhere. I think 53% of people in Quebec are functional illiterate. There is an article today about French students being illiterates too.
The educational system wants this. I start to think it's by design.
Shit public education system
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