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lol Just wait 'til you get a job (if you don't have one already).

It's incredibly prevalent. =P

Originally Posted by devonin

Maybe not illiterate, but certainly literacy deficient.

Yeah I kinda assumed that's what he meant.

Originally Posted by vantilburg

Just how inept would one have to be with reading to be considered illiterate? Would it be being able to read the material, regardless of the time required, or would it be able to analyze the material and understand what it's saying?
Because cognition varies on many levels

It is a somewhat subjective question, but I really think you're over analyzing it.

Originally Posted by Izzy

I don't believe that children are doomed from the get go. People are stupid because of their lack of motivation or education. I think the child of two unintelligent people can be educated to the point of excellent literacy.

There is an indelible aspect of predisposition, but in general I agree. Also realize that an impoverished environment exacerbates this issue. By recruiting mental faculties regularly you're actually literally building your brain (there are visible differences). I'd presume that this is even more critical in the formative years of childhood.