The reading level of Presidential speeches
Posted by glen from kottke.org
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Give me elementary school reading levels or give me death.
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Give me elementary school reading levels or give me death.
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elsueco 10 years, 4 months ago
Politicians: speaking down to Americans since, oh, about 1910.
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Chet_Manly 10 years, 4 months ago
Progressive movement began in 1912.
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JakeLonergan 10 years, 4 months ago
Things pretty much turn green after that.
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Razorback 10 years, 4 months ago
I would venture to say there is a direct correlation to the decline in our education system. Young people today are far less educated than their parents, grandparents and other past generations were. This, however, may also be intentional on the part of the government. Uneducated people are much easier to govern and are less likely to to rise against the government on a united front.
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jordan 10 years, 4 months ago
I can haz politix?
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JakeLonergan 10 years, 4 months ago
On the plus side, speeches no longer average 2-3 hours long. Unless BHO starts flapping his gums. Then time seems to stand still in a way that water-boarding could never replicate.
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Razorback 10 years, 4 months ago
To clarify, I did not mean to imply that younger generations are dumber by any means, only that the level of education begin provided to them is not as robust. That is not their fault, it is the fault of our government and teacher unions.
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