Fair! That’s why the opening sections cover tips for study, and why it’s even a good idea in the first place. I just think that how to read is such a subjective area that really needs to be more fine-tuned than theory is, so it’s a lot more malleable. Thanks for the input!
Oh, it absolutely is. I actually watched an excellent video essay just this morning breaking down the American illiteracy crisis, and the complexity of what exactly educators and institutions need to be doing to teach kids how to read was a big point, as was the difference between just being able to recognize words on a page, and being able to understand the meaning and put multiple sentences together. I.e. what is “functional literacy” and why are there so many people who can technically read but often can’t navigate an instruction manual or a complicated form (or reading political theory).
“Reading is for commies! Of course people in [insert imperial core nation] can’t read!” is a good low hanging fruit joke to make, but there’s a lot of complicated reasons why reading theory is difficult for a lot of baby leftists, and why functional literacy is a dropping statistic in several countries.
Yeah, it was surprisingly good for what it was. Not even all that long. A concise and to the point explanation of the situation. I really liked it. Opened my eyes to the truths behind the low hanging fruit “Muricans think reading is for commies!” quip we make a lot here. Here it is, if you’re interested.
Fair! That’s why the opening sections cover tips for study, and why it’s even a good idea in the first place. I just think that how to read is such a subjective area that really needs to be more fine-tuned than theory is, so it’s a lot more malleable. Thanks for the input!
Oh, it absolutely is. I actually watched an excellent video essay just this morning breaking down the American illiteracy crisis, and the complexity of what exactly educators and institutions need to be doing to teach kids how to read was a big point, as was the difference between just being able to recognize words on a page, and being able to understand the meaning and put multiple sentences together. I.e. what is “functional literacy” and why are there so many people who can technically read but often can’t navigate an instruction manual or a complicated form (or reading political theory).
“Reading is for commies! Of course people in [insert imperial core nation] can’t read!” is a good low hanging fruit joke to make, but there’s a lot of complicated reasons why reading theory is difficult for a lot of baby leftists, and why functional literacy is a dropping statistic in several countries.
Oh absolutely! Sounds like an interesting video!
Yeah, it was surprisingly good for what it was. Not even all that long. A concise and to the point explanation of the situation. I really liked it. Opened my eyes to the truths behind the low hanging fruit “Muricans think reading is for commies!” quip we make a lot here. Here it is, if you’re interested.
Thanks, I’ll watch it later!
You’re welcome, comrade! Enjoy!
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