Depends... we havent decided as we sit and watch laughing as all the libs running down Constipated Lane, sliding into Bowl Movement Ave and finally sinking deep into Azzhole Blvd!..
According to a recent study - are you with me? ... most college students - are you still there? ... lack the skills to perform complex reading tasks such as understanding credit card offers, summarizing results of surveys and - now pay attention, folks - comprehending newspaper editorials
The study, performed by the American Institutes for Research, showed 50 percent of students at four-year schools and more than 75 percent at two-year schools lacked the skills to perform complex literacy tasks. In addition, only 20 percent of students pursuing four-year degrees had basic quantitative mathematic skills.
One reason is classic laziness. College students are a group of young adults just beginning life on their own. Why should we calculate the price per ounce of food to find the most affordable mac and cheese when we can simply grab the same, more expensive, name brand mom used to get?
Why should we balance our checkbooks when we can simply pay a $30 overdraft fee and then go back to playing X-Box? Perhaps students don't understand arguments of editorials because they don't care about the topic introduced and prefer reading Maxim.
However, laziness is only one factor contributing to student illiteracy. As the world evolves, more forms of information are available to students. Often in classroom settings, students are asked not only to read and comprehend the text but to also look up supplementary materials on the Internet, in newspapers and on television. For every credit hour, students can expect three hours of outside reading. Students are expected to take in a landslide of new information on different topics each day. It is no wonder that they test low on their ability to comprehend prose, interpret tables and keep up with their math skills. They are overloaded.
Another factor could be technology. Most college-aged students have been using computers and watching television for as long as they can remember. Information on television and on the Internet is often presented in a broken-down format. If it is easier and more time effective for students to watch CNN than to read a newspaper, then they are going to lose their ability to understand complex arguments in text.
l ike the other said... I hope your folks knows what they are getting *LMAO