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  But what’s wrong with that? As people keep reminding us in here, everyone doesn’t need to go to college. Or need an education that leads to college.
context: I learned to read, write and do math. Id say that is a win. >
  
  "Nationwide, on average, 79% of U.S. adults are literate in 2023. 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2023. 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level."
  Nearly 2/3 of American adults read at the same level that we expect from a relatively young middle schooler. >
  
  When I went through teachers college a decade ago, we were told to correspond with parents by writing at a 9th grade reading level. They even showed us a feature on MS word that would analyze the reading level of your text.