Horse comments on The US is COOKED

submitted 4 months ago* by Assian_Candor@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/ltt/2023/

The confluence of societal and governmental factors leading to these outcomes is an irredeemable tragedy. Nobody gives a fuck about education and the consequences are accelerating

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 4 months ago (4 children)

don't yankees already have terrible reading comprehension?

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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net [S] 24 points 4 months ago (1 child)

83% literacy rate for adults iirc

It's really bad

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[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 19 points 4 months ago

Even that seems high tbh

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[–] Firstnamebunchofnumbers@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago

When i was a teen one of my friends called a classmate "A poster child for childhood obesity" and he responded "What the fuck are you calling me a poster for?"

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[–] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

All westerners do. 89% of western adults read at level 3 or lower on the literacy scale (functional literacy or lower). Literacy is level 4. You only need to score 65% to reach that level.

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