cm0002@lemdro.id to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 12 days agoAmerica Is Sliding Toward Illiteracywww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down13
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minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-211 days agoIt’s “smart of kids” to be illiterate? If you’re in a country with shitty politics, how would being an ignoramus help anything? My nation of origin doesn’t determine my values. That’s kind of the whole point of education.
minus-squareSoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·11 days agoWe’re not even speaking the same language here. I’m done.
It’s “smart of kids” to be illiterate? If you’re in a country with shitty politics, how would being an ignoramus help anything?
My nation of origin doesn’t determine my values. That’s kind of the whole point of education.
We’re not even speaking the same language here.
I’m done.