(54%) of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level

[groundloop]

27. I blame the Kardashians - now it's cool to be stupid.

Why put forth any effort to learn anything if you can simply wear the right clothes, say the right words, and hang out with the cool kids.

And of course everything that's been said about parental engagement applies also. I was reading with both of my kids nearly every night when they were young, and then helping with homework etc. etc. It's not all that difficult to be an involved parent.

Just for giggles, here's an example from my local facebook group:

Requestprayer for me today if details workout suppose have test and surgery on my leg wednesday