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.
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.