By D.K. Row, The Oregonian
Story interesting. Comments even more interesting. I left a comment there (subject to moderation)-
Leonard_Henderson_288 September 15, 2011, 10:15AM
SPIN- "...trend lower but still above national average".
Well, technically that is true. Placing 22 out of 50 IS "above national average". Not by much. Still trending lower. Which is no surprise.
By the way, Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt's "the deliberate dumbing down of america" published in 1999 deals with this situation. For anybody who might be interested, that huge book can now be read for FREE online- http://deliberatedumbingdown.com
It is a very large book, full of complicated words. Beyond the comprehension level of most public school graduates (or drop outs).
John Taylor Gatto had plenty to say about this subject too. But nobody remembers (or cares) who he was. You can look him up on the internet.
Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" is a much easier read, and makes you sound really smart while shaking your RED FIST in comments sections- as we see in the comments above.
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