Category: Illiteracy

Although the United States is often thought of as an educated nation, the reality is that many individuals are illiterate or have very low reading skills. More than 36 million adults cannot read or write above a third-grade level (ProLiteracy, 2019). Approximately 43% of adults read at an eighth-grade level or lower (Zoukis, 2017). Illiteracy…

In his essay, The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society, Jonathan Kozol speaks about all the issues surrounding illiteracy around the world, but also in the United States. He tells about all the downfalls in the lives of those who cant read and their lack of future or even current success because of it. The…

Nothing is more important in human existence than education. This is extremely necessary for mankind. Education is the key that equalizes participation in casual discipline between rich and poor, across social classes and races. Lack of education is the main reason why we cannot move forward in the direction of social progress. The lack of…