Graduation Without Education - America’s Costly Illusion
This information is also available on my YouTube Channel at: https://youtu.be/uHR9HeIZySI If you prefer, you can also listen to this information on my Podcast at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/norbert-gostischa/episodes/Graduation-Without-Education---Americas-Costly-Illusion-e37tf21 We’re Failing Our Kids — And there's a Simple Fix We Keep Ignoring Walk into any graduation ceremony and you’ll see smiling faces, proud families, and kids tossing caps in the air. What you won’t see is the uncomfortable truth hiding behind those diplomas - far too many of those students can’t actually read, write, or do math at the level needed to survive in today’s workforce. The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that 1 in 5 U.S. adults — around 43 million people — are functionally illiterate. That means they struggle with basic tasks like reading instructions on a bottle of medicine, understanding a rental agreement, or filling out a jo...