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New Literacy Statistics Just Dropped, and it's grim. 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels (www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com)
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[–] VintageTech@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

And here I was proud my kindergarten child is participating in 2nd grade English. Now I realize everyone is just dumb.