What should the next President's first and primary focus be, if desiring to create widespread and lasting change in the United States of America?
Susan Jacoby has an idea:
The Dumbing of America
The Washington Post
If you don't have the patience to read through this two-page article, then the problem should be very apparent for you.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Dumbing of America
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Wow, this is really scary, especially when you consider that American newspapers are published with their reading level lying at about the fourth grade. And we consider ourselves 98% literate?
Great article find, Adam. Pretty stunning. Jenkins! I think this would be a neato article to discuss in AP English. Yeah, I know -- confict of interest (classwise), but still....
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