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Post by satiev1 on Mar 20, 2007 17:47:06 GMT -5
I was just watching Lou Dobbs tonight on CNN. According to the national institue of literacy 40 million amerians are illiterate. That's 1 out of 5. I'm looking for the link.
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Post by Big on Mar 20, 2007 17:50:17 GMT -5
He also said 30% of High School students in America drop out of high school.
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Post by JensenS on Mar 20, 2007 18:34:58 GMT -5
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Post by Flop the Nuts on Mar 20, 2007 18:35:39 GMT -5
If you don't have to learn the English language, it's difficult to learn nearly anything in school.
If you don't have parents that care about how well you do in school, you probably won't do very well.
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Post by satiev1 on Mar 20, 2007 18:39:37 GMT -5
That's the UN report buddy. I saw that link and I knew you were gonna post it. Unfortunately, the UN's defintion of illiterate is anyone not being able to read at all. Functional illiterate is what the report said. |
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Post by satiev1 on Mar 20, 2007 18:42:56 GMT -5
You can still read and write and be illiterate. The UN'S defintion only applies to special ed students who are born mentally challenged.
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Post by JensenS on Mar 20, 2007 18:44:37 GMT -5
Then go find the link you jackass. If you're going to say stupid things, its best to actually ATTEMPT to have some sort of verification behind them.
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Post by satiev1 on Mar 20, 2007 18:57:41 GMT -5
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Post by sgallan on Mar 20, 2007 21:13:06 GMT -5
Wel its tru me cant spel gud, I are lidarate....
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Post by phillywrestler on Mar 20, 2007 21:15:22 GMT -5
I was just watching Lou Dobbs tonight on CNN. According to the national institue of literacy 40 million amerians are illiterate. That's 1 out of 5. I'm looking for the link. Does this statistic count immigrants who read and write a different language as illiterate? |
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Post by satiev1 on Mar 20, 2007 21:42:55 GMT -5
I'm guessing yes. If you live in this country, you should learn to read and write in english.
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Post by Flop the Nuts on Mar 20, 2007 23:26:30 GMT -5
I'm guessing yes. If you live in this country, you should learn to read and write in english. Agree. Sometimes you and I are on the same page. Rarely, but sometimes. |
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Post by ctc on Mar 21, 2007 8:14:29 GMT -5
It's a major by-product of illegal immigration (so, we just have an "open boarders" policy and that will solve all our problems.  ) |
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Post by tiny on Mar 21, 2007 13:14:54 GMT -5
Illiterate and not being proficient in English are two different things. If 40 million Americans are not proficient in English, then the statistic should read "40 million Americans are not proficient in English."
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Post by matclone on Mar 21, 2007 16:03:04 GMT -5
Satiev, what makes you think Lou Dobbs is credible about anything?
Since someone brought up immigration, you know literacy used to be a requirement to enter the U.S.--only their test was that the person be literate in *a* language, Italian, German whatever. You didn't have to know English and many didnt.
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