John Lewis slams UK education system and offers staff literacy lessons

Re:John Lewis slams UK education system and offers staff lit... by crispyambulance on Sunday July 04, 2021 @07:00AM (#27728746)

The strange thing is, it's not always apparent whether someone is functionally illiterate or innumerate.

It's disturbingly routine, in the US at least, to have a degree with barely even a grade school understanding of math. And although total illiteracy is uncommon among high-school and college-educated people, you would be surprised how many can't write a normal paragraph or follow a written argument.

You can't necessarily see this with normal public or workplace interactions, but it is real.

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Re:John Lewis slams UK education system and offers staff lit... by TheAdamAndChe on Sunday July 04, 2021 @07:49AM (#27728978)

For most people, math and writing aren't part of their jobs. Skills that aren't used aren't remembered.

I've seen this in myself. In high school, I got up to precalculus level math. I've been trying to relearn it, and when I started, I was amazed that I'd forgotten Algebra 2 level skills.

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