ILLITERACY

[摘要] A high school graduate on Long Island sues the local school system because he cannot read above the third-grade level. The chief of personnel for the Navy reports $250,000 in damage to a diesel engine because a sailor who worked on it could not read the maintenance manual. The National Assessment of Educational Progress shows a group of 17-year-olds a replica of a traffic ticket, and more than half cannot determine the last day on which the fine can be paid.Such anecdotes are being heard with increasing frequency these days and point to a conclusion that is becoming painfully obvious to employees, educators, politicians, and the general public alike: the United States has a serious problem of illiteracy.

[学科分类] 儿科学