Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Reading Incomprehension
Recent standardized-test scores show that, while American students' math scores are acceptable, their reading comprehension is unsatisfactory. What do you think?
Phillip Gordon,
Plastics Engineer
"Great, now I have to get my kid some reading DVDs."
Nicole Shustat,
Telephone Sales
"Well, of course reading's stagnated. Today's kids are single-series readers of either Harry Potter or the Bible, depending on the family."
Adrian Cole,
Importer
"Who needs to read when you're doing data entry for the Chinese?"
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