CKL's HotSheet What Non-Aardvarks are Pondering
	[Previous entry: "Naughty Produce"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "Headline of the Year"] 10/06/2004 Archived Entry: "We are not smart." Posted by CKL @ 09:44 AM PST His words, my links: "A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development states that upward of 60 percent of Americans ages 16-25 are 'functionally illiterate', meaning they can't, for example, fill out a detailed form or read a numerical table (like a time schedule). A recent Florida study shows at least 70 percent of recent high school graduates need remedial courses -- that is, basic reading and math -- when they enter community college... "In short, as the theory goes, most Americans don't give a damn because we're on top and we own everything and have more nukes than anyone and we're never the ones getting invaded. It's our unofficial motto -- America: We Don't Have to Care." -- Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist Replies: 1 Comment Posted by @ 00/00/ 00:00 PST
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