Did you know that 54% of American adults between the ages of 16-74 read below a 6th grade level?

Have we not learned anything these past few years? Trump, Anti-vaxx, QAnon, joined with our “epidemic of illiteracy” further cements the notion that America is not the greatest country.

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Graylight · 51-55, F

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_rankings_of_the_United_States

Interesting sample of rankings and the methods used. We're not the best in anything, really. And that's okay because we can improve, but not until we face reality.

Reading is the key that unlocks every discipline known to man.

CorvusBlackthorne · 100+, M

@Graylight This is why I am so distraught when I see people butchering the English language. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are key fundamental elements of reading comprehension.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@CorvusBlackthorne They are everything. And personally, I think it's the highest form of etiquette to use proper English.

Randi1125 · 31-35, F

@Graylight Agreed. Be gentle with me. I'm Russian.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Randi1125 And you speak a secondary language with this kind of precision? That's astonishing.

Randi1125 · 31-35, F

@Graylight Raised in southern California when I was 6. I do have a little accent though.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Randi1125 Wow. Hey, I was a SoCal kid, too. A Valley rat, really. But it was sun, beaches and California.

Randi1125 · 31-35, F

@Graylight Oh wow! Where are you now? I'm in Moscow for the moment; don't judge me. 😊

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Randi1125 Oh, so it's the likes of you behind the Ukraine situation...

My God, it must be cold there. I'm in Central Florida, the closest approximation I could get to California, which is priced slightly outside my range at the moment. But if you to study a failed education system...

Randi1125 · 31-35, F

@Graylight Well, my father is in the federal parliament... My entire family is in politics... Proceed with caution.

FLORIDA??! Trump country?!!! Give me a sign if you need help. I'll save you!!

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Randi1125 Oh, we're drowning, all right.

Ah, a truly politically savvy member...finally. I don't pretend to even understand the complexities that exist in the area and with those countries. But that's okay...there are about 10 million of armchair experts at a moment's notice.