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hay rick

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41. A sixth grade reading level is sufficient for functioning within America's economy.

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Wed Apr 30, 2025, 01:14 PM

Apr 30

It's not good for staying informed in an ever more complex world. Big picture ignorance makes for inept citizens who are easily manipulated.

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*54% of Americans read at or below a sixth grade level. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 30 OP

They love the uneducated lapfog_1 Apr 30 #1

Majority of white males with a college degree voted for Trump Kaleva Apr 30 #19

So, that means Wednesdays Apr 30 #48

It shows that educated people can also support Trump or Hitler or Stalin or... Kaleva Apr 30 #71

They love white males as well. n/t whopis01 Apr 30 #69

No, the poorly educated. soldierant Apr 30 #76

Terrible Meowmee Apr 30 #2

Post removed Post removed Apr 30 #3

The same people who will do their own research Danmel Apr 30 #4

Yes the same people who are supposed to research their own medical treatment. Irish_Dem Apr 30 #10

"Research." SergeStorms Apr 30 #40

Do not forget TikTok Danmel Apr 30 #45

Tea Leaves! The Roux Comes First Apr 30 #46

olive oil..... reACTIONary Apr 30 #78

And they think at a first grade level. Ocelot II Apr 30 #5

The MAGA moral development is below first grade. Irish_Dem Apr 30 #14

More American exceptionalism lol Luciferous Apr 30 #6

Explains why all them letters went unanswered. Kid Berwyn Apr 30 #7

How many of that 54% graduated with HS diplomas? MichMan Apr 30 #8

Unused skills atrophy, so it may also say a lot about American adults' habits. RockRaven Apr 30 #30

Certainly for some math concepts, but not sure if reading skills decline the same way. MichMan Apr 30 #51

sure they do dsc Apr 30 #52

Not to 6th grade level Hornedfrog2000 Apr 30 #79

It explains many things. Dave Bowman Apr 30 #9

I heard that half of all Americans are in the bottom fifty percent. Yes half! Can you believe it? Doodley Apr 30 #11

Compared to what? Serious question. UniqueUserName Apr 30 #12

The U.S. ranks 125th in literacy -- You could have looked it up yourself but here ya go: Ponietz Apr 30 #16

Thank you for your informative, albeit, condescending reply UniqueUserName Apr 30 #34

Any way you slice it Americans are woefully illiterate Ponietz Apr 30 #47

Here's a source: sop Apr 30 #17

"Statistics wise, if those people mentioned graduated, then they read at a 12th grade level" MichMan Apr 30 #25

Wow ILikePie92 Apr 30 #13

That's merely deciphering. no_hypocrisy Apr 30 #15

Grade level is how well a person comprehends what they are reading. Kaleva Apr 30 #28

Many novels are written at lower grade levels. The cachukis Apr 30 #29

Well said. n/t defacto7 May 1 #88

Might want to look at the demographic breakdowns on this Sympthsical Apr 30 #18

Yet, students are just passed along to the next grade anyway MichMan Apr 30 #23

That's assuming any of them actually read anything, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 30 #20

Kids that I know - no longer read books womanofthehills Apr 30 #55

Except kids are not really the problem. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 30 #58

54%? "It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority." Lord Acton Ping Tung Apr 30 #21

Those who advocate against education Torchlight Apr 30 #22

Personally DENVERPOPS Apr 30 #24

I know someone who works in a university program to certify grad students to become school teachers Attilatheblond Apr 30 #33

LOL DENVERPOPS Apr 30 #35

Which is fine for most Americans Kaleva Apr 30 #26

This isn't a new thing - I'm 60, and there are *lots* of people my age & older LeftinOH Apr 30 #27

My 85 y/o FIL is illiterate Kaleva Apr 30 #32

It's not just comprehension DENVERPOPS Apr 30 #37

Exactly! Ligyron Apr 30 #57

The article I read DENVERPOPS Apr 30 #65

I would guess most posts here are written at level lower then that. Kaleva Apr 30 #31

Are you implying Sympthsical Apr 30 #53

Its not often I have the inclination to tackle a long, well thought out OP Kaleva Apr 30 #70

trump supporters are very stupid LetMyPeopleVote Apr 30 #36

Oh, to be sure, DENVERPOPS Apr 30 #38

Is there any evidence that De Niro actually said that? sl8 May 1 #85

I call it the payoff of the 75-year GOP war on education. They know they'll never win with an educated electorate. Scalded Nun Apr 30 #39

A sixth grade reading level is sufficient for functioning within America's economy. hay rick Apr 30 #41

At, or below ToxMarz Apr 30 #42

I would guess US 6th graders barely make top 20 ranking worldwide. Factor that in for a moment. NoMoreRepugs Apr 30 #43

MAGATs were the bullies BidenRocks Apr 30 #44

I've known that since before I was in sixth grade myself. Aristus Apr 30 #49

it's hard for me to imagine a life without books Skittles May 1 #81

A lot of my classmates that graduated high school have never cracked open a book since then. Swede May 1 #87

GOP likes to ban books and cut education funding IronLionZion Apr 30 #50

Considering the obsession with using phones for entertainment & information, I only expect this to get worse, not better MichMan Apr 30 #54

cell phones intelpug May 1 #83

As a freelance magazine writer for 40 years, I can tell you MineralMan Apr 30 #56

this claim is true. barbtries Apr 30 #59

I watched a thing the other day by a guy who'd recently been living in China, doing business there bhikkhu Apr 30 #60

Frequently people only retain the skills they need to keep a job GenThePerservering Apr 30 #61

And they think at a 3rd grade level. nt Jit423 Apr 30 #62

Dig deeper into the stats. Mosby Apr 30 #63

Sad. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 30 #67

Yeah, we need to do better. Mosby Apr 30 #68

trump supporters and education LetMyPeopleVote Apr 30 #64

Link below Progressive dog Apr 30 #66

Something that should be abundantly clear to anyone who's ever read the comments on a social media post. Karasu Apr 30 #72

dovetailing perfectly with our (the US) vote for dictatorship idiocracy style prodigitalson Apr 30 #73

It's why we have pictograms on many things. Aussie105 Apr 30 #74

Wouldn't have guessed even that high mdbl Apr 30 #75

I score standardized tests annually. The writing and comprehension skills are dismal for high schoolers in red states. live love laugh Apr 30 #77

That's why they listen to podcasts instead of reading. phxjurist May 1 #80

Slackjawed, mouth-breathing MAGA morons make shit like tRump possible Blue Owl May 1 #82

And one of those Americans who reads below a 6th grade level... Escape May 1 #84

Mike Judge was all wrong jayschool2013 May 1 #86