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I have to agree somewhat with Redjake.
The article has some of those weasel words designed to stir outrage.
This quote:
"It is kind of disturbing that a lot of folks are graduating with a degree and they're not going to be able to do those things," said Stephane Baldi, the study's director at the American Institutes for Research, a behavioral and social science research organization.
is a misnomer. They supposedly studied students, not graduates. 40% of college students never graduate. At my school, most were stopped by the Junior exam and the exit literacy exam.
As far as the gas thing goes, how many people knwo how large their gas tank is? I thought mine was 11.5 gallons until I filled it up to 12 one day. That's a red herring. I am almost out of gas when the red light comes on.
Literacy is a big deal for most schools. My college actually instituted a dressed up remedial English course to deal with it (which I as an ENGL major had to tutor), but this kind of mock outrage article comes out as regular as a bran diet.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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