Author Topic: food for thought. (Read 1679 times)

funk51 · « **on:** March 04, 2024, 04:36:50 AM »

The last 3 US presidents are all younger than this year's candidates
SARAH AL-ARSHANIOCT 28, 2020, 11:51 IST
The last 3 US presidents are all younger than this year's candidates
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images, Drew Angerer/Getty Images
The 2020 presidential candidates are older than the previous three presidents.
Current President Donald Trump is 74 years old and Democratic nominee Joe Biden in 77.
Former presidents Barak Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush are all younger.
Bush and Clinton are 74 years old (and are just slightly younger than Trump by a matter of weeks), and Obama is 59.
Advertisement
This year's presidential candidates President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are older than the last three presidents.

Trump who was born on June 14, 1946, is 74 years old and Biden who was born on November 20, 1942, is 77 years old.

Former presidents Barak Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush are all younger. Both Bush and Clinton are 74 years old — born on July 6, 1946, and August 19, 1946, respectively. Obama is 59 years old. And now they are all 4 years older. Clinton was president over 20 years ago.

funk51 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2024, 05:04:17 AM »

Literacy Data and its impact on the Nation

Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children

21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022

54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level

45 million are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level

44% of the American adults do not read a book in a year

The Top 3 states for highest child literacy rates were Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Hampshire, in that order (highest to lowest).

The Bottom 3 states for child literacy rates were Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Mexico, (highest to lowest).

Literacy Data and its impact on the Economy

3 out of 4 people on welfare can’t read

20% of Americans read below the level needed to earn a living wage

50% of the unemployed between the ages of 16 and 21 cannot read well enough to be considered functionally literate

Between 46% and 51% of American adults have an income well below the poverty level because of their inability to read

Illiteracy costs American taxpayers an estimated $20 billion each year

School dropouts cost our nation $240 billion in social service expenditures and lost tax revenues

Literacy Data and its impact on Society

3 out of 5 people in American prisons can’t read

To determine how many prison beds will be needed in future years, some states actually base part of their projection on how well current elementary students are performing on reading tests

85% of juvenile offenders have problems reading

Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels

Literacy Data and its impact in the classroom

Approximately 40% of students across the nation cannot read at a basic level.

Almost 70% of low-income fourth grade students cannot read at a basic level.

49% of 4th graders eligible for free and reduced-price meals finished below “Basic” on the NAEP reading test.

Teacher disposition changes drastically during reading instruction with poor readers.

Student disposition changes when they are made to feel inadequate.

Students struggle in other academic areas.

60% of the behavioral problems occur during reading assignments- group or independently.

Struggling readers suffer socially.

Struggling readers suffer emotionally.

The student's family feels the emotions and social effects.

THIS EXPLAINS A LOT.

Gym Rat · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2024, 05:08:34 AM »

Battle of the Insane Geezers!!

IroNat · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2024, 06:28:09 AM »

Lead paint and lead in pipes.

funk51 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2024, 06:32:18 AM »

funk51 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2024, 03:11:21 PM »

funk51 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2024, 03:19:37 PM »

&t=70s

funk51 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2024, 03:31:54 PM »

The Scott · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2024, 03:44:17 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 04, 2024, 03:11:21 PM

As we age we find these two truths mark the hero and the halfwitted hirling. With years we learn that not only do we have two hands but the reason for them. One is there to help ourselves and the other exists to help others.

That is the way of a true leader, the hero. This is Mr. Trump. And Mr. Biden?

His hands have a different mission. They help themselves…and their masters.

You have chosen poorly. I never joke about such things. Eyes that roll like dice usually come up snake eyes.

funk51 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2024, 04:15:14 PM »

Marvin Martian · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2024, 11:48:03 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 04, 2024, 05:04:17 AM

Literacy Data and its impact on the Nation

Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children

21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022

54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level

45 million are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level

44% of the American adults do not read a book in a year

The Top 3 states for highest child literacy rates were Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Hampshire, in that order (highest to lowest).

The Bottom 3 states for child literacy rates were Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Mexico, (highest to lowest).

Literacy Data and its impact on the Economy

3 out of 4 people on welfare can’t read

20% of Americans read below the level needed to earn a living wage

50% of the unemployed between the ages of 16 and 21 cannot read well enough to be considered functionally literate

Between 46% and 51% of American adults have an income well below the poverty level because of their inability to read

Illiteracy costs American taxpayers an estimated $20 billion each year

School dropouts cost our nation $240 billion in social service expenditures and lost tax revenues

Literacy Data and its impact on Society

3 out of 5 people in American prisons can’t read

To determine how many prison beds will be needed in future years, some states actually base part of their projection on how well current elementary students are performing on reading tests

85% of juvenile offenders have problems reading

Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels

Literacy Data and its impact in the classroom

Approximately 40% of students across the nation cannot read at a basic level.

Almost 70% of low-income fourth grade students cannot read at a basic level.

49% of 4th graders eligible for free and reduced-price meals finished below “Basic” on the NAEP reading test.

Teacher disposition changes drastically during reading instruction with poor readers.

Student disposition changes when they are made to feel inadequate.

Students struggle in other academic areas.

60% of the behavioral problems occur during reading assignments- group or independently.

Struggling readers suffer socially.

Struggling readers suffer emotionally.

The student's family feels the emotions and social effects.

THIS EXPLAINS A LOT.

It’s only going to get worse. When I was a kid mom brought books home it seemed like every day. We lived out in the swamp so when we weren’t out playing riding bikes or in the river I was reading. I think it is ingrained in me. I read a book or so a week depending on size and am usually listening to one or two on audio. Learning is like a drug, I wanna know everything.

Information has NEVER been so readily accessible. How we have even ONE dumb fck left baffles me.

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2024, 12:37:33 AM »

Quote from: Marvin Martian on March 04, 2024, 11:48:03 PM

It’s only going to get worse. When I was a kid mom brought books home it seemed like every day. We lived out in the swamp so when we weren’t out playing riding bikes or in the river I was reading. I think it is ingrained in me. I read a book or so a week depending on size and am usually listening to one or two on audio. Learning is like a drug, I wanna know everything.

Information has NEVER been so readily accessible. How we have even ONE dumb fck left baffles me.

When the internet really took off in the 90's I thought in 25 years we would be a world of geniuses with all that unlimited information. Instead the net is used mostly for porn and social media. Oops!

joswift · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2024, 12:58:16 AM »

Quote from: Marvin Martian on March 04, 2024, 11:48:03 PM

It’s only going to get worse. When I was a kid mom brought books home it seemed like every day. We lived out in the swamp so when we weren’t out playing riding bikes or in the river I was reading. I think it is ingrained in me. I read a book or so a week depending on size and am usually listening to one or two on audio. Learning is like a drug, I wanna know everything.

Information has NEVER been so readily accessible. How we have even ONE dumb fck left baffles me.

Yep, Getbig is the font of all knowledge.
You can get the best medical advice here from the resident consultants along with encyclopaedic insight into current affairs.

funk51 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2024, 01:35:12 PM »

Dave D · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2024, 02:19:05 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 04, 2024, 05:04:17 AM

Literacy Data and its impact on the Nation

Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children

21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022

54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level

45 million are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level

44% of the American adults do not read a book in a year

The Top 3 states for highest child literacy rates were Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Hampshire, in that order (highest to lowest).

The Bottom 3 states for child literacy rates were Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Mexico, (highest to lowest).

Literacy Data and its impact on the Economy

3 out of 4 people on welfare can’t read

20% of Americans read below the level needed to earn a living wage

50% of the unemployed between the ages of 16 and 21 cannot read well enough to be considered functionally literate

Between 46% and 51% of American adults have an income well below the poverty level because of their inability to read

Illiteracy costs American taxpayers an estimated $20 billion each year

School dropouts cost our nation $240 billion in social service expenditures and lost tax revenues

Literacy Data and its impact on Society

3 out of 5 people in American prisons can’t read

To determine how many prison beds will be needed in future years, some states actually base part of their projection on how well current elementary students are performing on reading tests

85% of juvenile offenders have problems reading

Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels

Literacy Data and its impact in the classroom

Approximately 40% of students across the nation cannot read at a basic level.

Almost 70% of low-income fourth grade students cannot read at a basic level.

49% of 4th graders eligible for free and reduced-price meals finished below “Basic” on the NAEP reading test.

Teacher disposition changes drastically during reading instruction with poor readers.

Student disposition changes when they are made to feel inadequate.

Students struggle in other academic areas.

60% of the behavioral problems occur during reading assignments- group or independently.

Struggling readers suffer socially.

Struggling readers suffer emotionally.

The student's family feels the emotions and social effects.

THIS EXPLAINS A LOT.