The majority of Americans have a literacy rating below 6th grade level !

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Obviously. And thanks to liberal control of education, the peak of the bell curve has slid to the dumb end of the scale.

Liberal control of education? I taught in Florida during the Jeb Bush era. The state government was entirely Republican, and we had to deal with considerable efforts to manage accountability and testing programs that crippled the school systems. There was not a liberal to be found under NCLB when the state mandated that immigrants' kids would be fluent in English in two years, despite it normally taking much longer. They simply decreed it and held the schools accountable, even though failure was guaranteed. Their school rating system was so flawed, one of the top high schools in the nation was graded "F" because they could not make the required progress because you cannot improve over almost perfection.

Schools were performing miracles but graded as failures, so they could pass their voucher programs to pay for rich kid's private schools. Well, we all know that that turned out to be unconstitutional under the Florida state constitution and it died right after it proved itself a failure. Charter schools were going bankrupt because of corrupt administrators mismanaging funds and then returning the kids to their public schools with zero funding. I could write a book on what I learned while getting my master's degree.

 

[daveman]

Liberal control of education? I taught in Florida during the Jeb Bush era. The state government was entirely Republican, and we had to deal with considerable efforts to manage accountability and testing programs that crippled the school systems. There was not a liberal to be found under NCLB when the state mandated that immigrants' kids would be fluent in English in two years, despite it normally taking much longer. They simply decreed it and held the schools accountable, even though failure was guaranteed. Their school rating system was so flawed, one of the top high schools in the nation was graded "F" because they could not make the required progress because you cannot improve over almost perfection.

Schools were performing miracles but graded as failures, so they could pass their voucher programs to pay for rich kid's private schools. Well, we all know that that turned out to be unconstitutional under the Florida state constitution and it died right after it proved itself a failure. Charter schools were going bankrupt because of corrupt administrators mismanaging funds and then returning the kids to their public schools with zero funding. I could write a book on what I learned while getting my master's degree.

Uh huh. Meanwhile, read the article on the OP. Does it look like American education is a success story? I mean, I guess it is, if we're judging success by the number of tampon machines in boys' bathrooms and classes about how awful white people are.

But the Three Rs?

Not so much.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Uh huh. Meanwhile, read the article on the OP. Does it look like American education is a success story? I mean, I guess it is, if we're judging success by the number of tampon machines in boys' bathrooms and classes about how awful white people are.

But the Three Rs?

Not so much.

Blue states? Yes. Most of the country? Not so much of a problem.

 

[daveman]

Blue states? Yes. Most of the country? Not so much of a problem.

And who controls education in blue states?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

And who controls education in blue states?

Democrats. Eliminate them and eliminate the problem. I thought you knew that was the solution.

 

[daveman]

Democrats. Eliminate them and eliminate the problem. I thought you knew that was the solution.

Depends on what you mean by "eliminate". Remove them from positions of control, certainly.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

The United States government recognizes how really maleducated the people are. The government is asking for volunteer translators to translate government documents from cursive into print. I've been doing it for a few days now. It's sad that reading the writte taught word is no longer taught.

 

[Captain Caveman]

I would be happy if the mods put foreign posters on ignore

Hey Mac, can you remember your little tantrum in the European section crying about threads not to do with the US? Since then, have you seen all the threads dotted about talking about countries that has nothing to do with the US? You need to speed up and get protesting on those too, lol.

Good to see you validated the thread title. Gold star for you matey.

 

[Leo123]

when I saw these stats I must admit that I was shocked ! the majority of Americans have a literacy rating below the 6th grade level ! what does this say about our education system ? what does this say about the future of our country !

Literacy Statistics 2024- 2025 (Where we are now)

The capacity to read and write, commonly known as literacy, stands out as a pivotal determinant in shaping an individual's career trajectory. Individuals with literacy skills have access to a broad spectrum of career possibilities, including highly skilled and well-paying positions. Conversely...

www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com

Too many illegals?

 

[Mac-7]

Hey Mac, can you remember your little tantrum in the European section crying about threads not to do with the US? Since then, have you seen all the threads dotted about talking about countries that has nothing to do with the US? You need to speed up and get protesting on those too, lol.

Good to see you validated the thread title. Gold star for you matey.

This is a US forum

And this thread is an American topic

 

[Unkotare]

... It's sad that reading the writte [sic] taught word is no longer taught.

 

[braalian]

Stop allowing your children to be glued to a screen 24/7