Comments on: Illiteracy: The Downfall of American Society http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/ Thoughts for term paper and research paper writing Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:29:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: JIm http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1962 JIm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:46:03 +0000 http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1962 Sure, illiteracy is a problem. But while it is hurting us all, please note that it is state-funded schools that are at fault. Note how the the article states that illiteracy "causes" students to drop out of school. Would that be the school that was not able to teach them how to read? The solution: the state needs to get out of education, and parents need to account for their responsibility to educate their children, whether that be personally or by paying someone else to do it. If people had a good chunk of their property taxes back, they would be much more able to pay for private education (not bloody likely, I know). Sure, illiteracy is a problem. But while it is hurting us all, please note that it is state-funded schools that are at fault. Note how the the article states that illiteracy “causes” students to drop out of school. Would that be the school that was not able to teach them how to read? The solution: the state needs to get out of education, and parents need to account for their responsibility to educate their children, whether that be personally or by paying someone else to do it. If people had a good chunk of their property taxes back, they would be much more able to pay for private education (not bloody likely, I know).

]]> By: darchorse http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1822 darchorse Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:20:10 +0000 http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1822 Re: Cull the stupid - Unfortunately that would be most of the people in america lol. Illiteracy is only one of the things you idiots suffer from. Re: Cull the stupid -

Unfortunately that would be most of the people in america lol. Illiteracy is only one of the things you idiots suffer from.

]]> By: jim(sped32) http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1814 jim(sped32) Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:38:13 +0000 http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1814 Doesn't surprise me at all, every person I have ever met that is uninformed knows everything they know about life, politics,medicine etc. from watching television. Ask the girl at wal-mart where the sufferage pills are or the kid at burger king where they keep all the e-coli and see what they say. Doesn’t surprise me at all, every person I have ever met that is uninformed knows everything they know about life, politics,medicine etc. from watching television. Ask the girl at wal-mart where the sufferage pills are or the kid at burger king where they keep all the e-coli and see what they say.

]]> By: patsy scott http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1811 patsy scott Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:49:26 +0000 http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1811 Shocking! I don't know how much it differs from the situation in other "first world" countries, though (UK or Spain, for example). It would be interesting to compare trustworthy statistics. I'm posting a comment and a link to your site in my blog: http://aprendeinglesconfacetoface.blogspot.com Shocking! I don’t know how much it differs from the situation in other “first world” countries, though (UK or Spain, for example). It would be interesting to compare trustworthy statistics. I’m posting a comment and a link to your site in my blog: http://aprendeinglesconfacetoface.blogspot.com

]]> By: ern http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1807 ern Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1807 Most of these stats are ridiculous, especially if you have any literacy (ahem) in statistics. Like saying 50% of Americans can't balance their checkbooks. That is unlikely--not to mention that balancing a checkbook requires more math skill than literacy skill. Three out of four on welfare can't read? The only way you can come up with that number from the statistics I've seen is by including children on welfare as well--and how many one and two year olds can read? Doesn't matter--they're part of the illiteracy problem. I guess they should know how to read right out of the womb! And it's interesting to note comments like, "Between 46 and 51 percent of American adults have an income well below the individual threshold poverty level because of their inability to read." I take it back. There are illiterates here in the US--like the person who wrote this comment. Are you really saying that half of Americans are below the poverty line? Or that half of those below the poverty line can't read? If the later is the case, the statistic conflicts with those given above. If the former, the statistic is ludicrous. Education is important, and deserves our attention. But coming up with ridiculous and questionable statistics doesn't help. Obviously we need to teach math and statistics better, not to mention reading. Most of these stats are ridiculous, especially if you have any literacy (ahem) in statistics. Like saying 50% of Americans can’t balance their checkbooks. That is unlikely–not to mention that balancing a checkbook requires more math skill than literacy skill. Three out of four on welfare can’t read? The only way you can come up with that number from the statistics I’ve seen is by including children on welfare as well–and how many one and two year olds can read? Doesn’t matter–they’re part of the illiteracy problem. I guess they should know how to read right out of the womb!

And it’s interesting to note comments like, “Between 46 and 51 percent of American adults have an income well below the individual threshold poverty level because of their inability to read.” I take it back. There are illiterates here in the US–like the person who wrote this comment. Are you really saying that half of Americans are below the poverty line? Or that half of those below the poverty line can’t read? If the later is the case, the statistic conflicts with those given above. If the former, the statistic is ludicrous.

Education is important, and deserves our attention. But coming up with ridiculous and questionable statistics doesn’t help. Obviously we need to teach math and statistics better, not to mention reading.

]]> By: Ray http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1806 Ray Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:21:04 +0000 http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1806 Writing ability is extremely poor as well. You just need to sample Internet postings to determine just how bad the situation has become. Writing ability is extremely poor as well. You just need to sample Internet postings to determine just how bad the situation has become.

]]> By: -Relentl3ss- http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1805 -Relentl3ss- Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:54:03 +0000 http://www.proessay.com/blog/2007/09/19/illiteracy-the-downfall-of-american-society/#comment-1805 Simple answer - Cull the stupid. Solve population and welfare problems, increase average literacy. Win win. Simple answer - Cull the stupid.

Solve population and welfare problems, increase average literacy. Win win.

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