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You Illiterate!

Tuesday, May 16, 2006
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"Readers are leaders...Thinkers succeed." -Marva Collins
 
"Knowledge is power." - Sir Francis Bacon
 
I found an interesting website from a magazine that I subscribe to.  Dr. John Miller, president of CCSU (Central Connecticut State University), has done a study on "America's Most Literate Cities."  The results for 2005 are out:
 
http://www.ccsu.edu/amlc/

The main page will display the top 10.  But if you go to the website, and click on "Overall Rankings" on the left, he places 69 cities in their respective order based on level of literacy.

Now, Dr. Miller himself admits that these results are an interpretation of a large amount of data, as opposed to being hard facts.  But I find it interesting, living where I do, that southern California didn't score that well.  It's not that I couldn't imagine such a thing, but it is an good thing for one to know concerning the area in which he lives.  I believe that learning is extremely important, especially as one who calls himself a disciple of Christ, and I emphasize reading in my own life because of this.

Well, at least San Francisco got in 5th place - the only Californian city in the top 10.  Sacramento got 22nd place, Oakland is 30th, San Diego is 39th, San Jose is 51st, etc.  Go the site, and see how your city scores!

 

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5 Comments:

At Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:50:00 PM, Anonymous JrHighGuy said...

I was so excited when I saw San Francisco. I knoew that I lived in a good area, where literacy was important...then I saw San Jose...what a dissappointment.

On another slightly political hand, what does this say about the value of education in CA? We know how low California ranks in terms of education.. Here's some more support. Sad for a state that has so much potential, and leads the nation in so many other areas,to be so far behind in this crucial aspect of humanity.

 
At Thursday, May 18, 2006 11:38:00 AM, Blogger Matthew E Taft said...

I agree. I am pretty happy that San Francisco was in the top ten for most literate cities. But I live in southern CA, and those results were pretty disappointing. I can only hope I'll be a good enough influence on my children that they won't follow SoCal's trend for lack of literacy.

 
At Friday, May 19, 2006 8:57:00 PM, Blogger Evelyn said...

It is rather disturbing how illiterate this nation is compared to some other countries. so not just california, nationwide, this trend of illiteracy is rather disturbing..

 
At Friday, May 19, 2006 9:35:00 PM, Blogger Scott O. Mitchell said...

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At Friday, May 19, 2006 9:39:00 PM, Blogger Scott O. Mitchell said...

so scott and i have joined forces in one blog, in one unified blog, all american... well half african, half american; but you know what i mean.
Either way we double agree with the illiteracy in this nation...
talk to you later

 

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