Study: 11M U.S. Adults Can't Read English

AP via Yahoo! ^ | Thursday, December 15, 2005 | BEN FELLER, AP Education Writer

[Texas_Jarhead]

Who says the process of American assimilation is broken...

[detsaoT]

ROFL!

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

If you could impeach a president over his failure to uphold his oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution and the Republic, he'd be gone today.

Twenty million turd world invaders and his continual kneejob to Vincente is evidence enough to win that case.

[Ninian Dryhope]

Read English? They can't even speak English.

[Joe 6-pack]

"50% of Los Angeles is supposedly "functioning illiterate"

The other 50% were Mexican English teachers who decided they'd make more money as janitors in America.

[misharu]

hukt on foniks werks fer me!

[GRRRRR]

9.5Million of them are on DU!!

[GSlob]

Linda Gottfredson in late 90s (1997 or 1999, IIRC) did a nice study on IQs/occupational correlations. Per her, only about 5% (IQ>=126) of the population have what it takes to read and comprehend complex texts or to perform antillectually challenging tasks. The remaining 95% are at "Newsweek" or "USA Today" level or lower. Our only hope is that in maybe 100 years the mankind [I mean, the smarter 5% of it] would figure out the necessary genetic manipulations to increase IQs.

[LexBaird]

Study: 11M U.S. Adults Can't Read English

And every one of them is across the street in the Home Depot parking lot.

[LexBaird]

Whole language hasn't been used around here for over 10 years. Phonics has though. It's what I use as a teacher.

The study cites adult illiteracy. Those who started on whole language 10 years ago are just graduating now.

[LexBaird]

perform antillectually challenging tasks.

I like that word! Democrats: The Antillectual Party.

[Lizavetta]

Depends on the area. Standards are becoming tougher here. I expect my first graders to come in from kindergarten reading. Most of them are reading chapter books by tne end of first grade.

The only reason you see 'tougher' on the little kids is because the schools can control the little kids. They're going way overboard on kinderagarten and 1st grade requirements to show that they're really educating the kids.

Watch what happens around junior high, and then high school - THOSE age groups are not required to do squat. Social promotion galore, accommodations for bad behavior galore, graduates who can barely read. They're young adults at that age and they do as they please - the schools are hamstrung and can only shuffle them along. Any attempt at tough standards by the schools result in lawsuits for 'discrimination'.

Don't be fooled by the early academics. It will fizzle out in a few years and whether or not your kids do well will be because of YOUR influence. But I do agree in general with your 'depends on the place' - urban schools require so little, and rural and suburban have more demanding parents.

[impatient]

As a result of this study, they'll want ballots to have pictures of the candidates. Why... half of all illiterate voters could accidentally be voting for Republicans.

After all, you shouldn't have to read to vote.

Or even drive.

'Cause that's racist.

[mtbopfuyn]

And what percent of those illiterates are illegals?

[Dick Vomer]

well that covers most of the democratic party faithful

[Recon by Fire]

Whut in tarnation yo' be talkin' bout homes?

[Balding_Eagle]

The article is about adults who can't read, so I'd guess most of them 'graduated' several years ago or more.

I'd also be willing to wager that more than half of them come from grade schools that taught the latest fad in reading, Whole Language.

[GSlob]

The credit for the word "antillectual" [originally used as a noun] goes to Alexander Zinoviev. I just translated and turned the noun into an adverb.

[R.W.Ratikal]

You are wrong on the number of illegal aliens in the U.S. The 11 million figure is admitted to be an estimate by the INS.

Taking into account the number that is crossing the borders on a daily the number is closer to 30 million.

Go to any city, town, village or crossroads in America and you will see gaggles of Mexicans. Watch six Mexicans go into a Wal-Mart and eight will come out.

Mexicans now outnumber blacks who have been replaced as the largest minority.

[Plutarch]

Illiterate? All the better for the cheap labor OBL. They, like Julie Brown, like 'em Big and Stupid:

When I need somethin' to help me unwind
I find a six foot baby with a one track mind
Smart guys are nowhere, they make demands
Give me a moron with talented hands
I go bar-hopping and they say last call
I start shopping for a Neanderthal

The bigger they come the harder I fall
In love 'til we're done then they're out in the hall

{Refrain}
I like 'em big and stupid
I like 'em big and real dumb
I like 'em big and stupid...