I don’t get it…my kid is in second grade and apparently reads at a sixth-grade level.
The kid is smart…but is he smarter than most of America?
Actually…probably. I remember a few years ago on mother’s day, he saw a pickup truck merging on to the highway with a balloon arch in the bed. He called him out on his dumb idea before he even finished merging, and a couple seconds later, it flew loose.
When I was in 2nd grade, I’d finish my classwork so quickly, so often, I got assigned to help 5th graders who had trouble reading.
They’d send me and a 5th grader out into the hallway, 5th grader would read from a paper or book outloud, and I’d help them with pronouncing words they didn’t know, and explain their meanings.
Your kid probably is significantly smarter than average.
… Something like 30 EDIT: 21% of Americans are functionally illiterate. They can’t read beyond roughly a 2nd grade level. ‘Hop on Pop’ level reading skills.
Less than 10% of Americans are capable of evaluating two stories in the news about the same event, and contrasting what parts are emphasized, left out, and use general knowledge to evaluate bias.
When I was about to go to college, I was told that anyone who goes to college would need to be capable of that as a prerequisite.
Now, we have many with bachelors degrees or higher that can’t even pull that off.
Ding ding ding!
The analogy does actual work, just look at average American adult literacy levels.
We’re down to 5th grade level comprehension, that’s the average as of 2024.
We’ve been functionally lobotomized by politicians intentionally destroying the public education system, numerous other things.
I don’t get it…my kid is in second grade and apparently reads at a sixth-grade level.
The kid is smart…but is he smarter than most of America?
Actually…probably. I remember a few years ago on mother’s day, he saw a pickup truck merging on to the highway with a balloon arch in the bed. He called him out on his dumb idea before he even finished merging, and a couple seconds later, it flew loose.
I bet that guy never lived that down.
When I was in 2nd grade, I’d finish my classwork so quickly, so often, I got assigned to help 5th graders who had trouble reading.
They’d send me and a 5th grader out into the hallway, 5th grader would read from a paper or book outloud, and I’d help them with pronouncing words they didn’t know, and explain their meanings.
Your kid probably is significantly smarter than average.
… Something like
30EDIT: 21% of Americans are functionally illiterate. They can’t read beyond roughly a 2nd grade level. ‘Hop on Pop’ level reading skills.Less than 10% of Americans are capable of evaluating two stories in the news about the same event, and contrasting what parts are emphasized, left out, and use general knowledge to evaluate bias.
When I was about to go to college, I was told that anyone who goes to college would need to be capable of that as a prerequisite.
Now, we have many with bachelors degrees or higher that can’t even pull that off.