Joker@sh.itjust.works to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoUnited we stand, divided we fall.files.sfba.socialimagemessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageUnited we stand, divided we fall.files.sfba.socialJoker@sh.itjust.works to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square108fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareMalfeasant@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·16 hours agoThat’s… horrifying. I had no idea it was that high. I have to wonder how anyone can be illiterate, after watching my kids learn to read, and how little effort it took (on my part I mean, they were putting effort into it, because they wanted to)
minus-squareFlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-213 hours agoI should point out that a portion of the stat comes from immigrants who are fully literate in their native language. National literacy as a topic forms an interesting picture that I don’t fully understand.
That’s… horrifying. I had no idea it was that high. I have to wonder how anyone can be illiterate, after watching my kids learn to read, and how little effort it took (on my part I mean, they were putting effort into it, because they wanted to)
I should point out that a portion of the stat comes from immigrants who are fully literate in their native language.
National literacy as a topic forms an interesting picture that I don’t fully understand.