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Well, this is quite upsetting to read.
(thelemmy.club)
More (not so) fun facts:
54% of American adults read below a 6th grade level.
21% read below a 5th grade level, which is considered functionally illiterate.
High immigration numbers don't fully explain it either, as first gen immigrants only make up about 1/3 of those with low literacy.
The fact that it's called "critical thinking" rubs me the wrong way. Makes it sound like there's also another way of thinking even though the alternative is just not thinking