I love finding these little widgets online. This is what I just found out…
I suppose this means I went to college. Then again, I wonder if I should dumb my writing down a little considering the national reading average is around grade 6 or 7? (or something ridiculous like that)
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I live near nothing but farmland worked by low wage farm-workers. The people who employ them don’t care if they can read. And our schools crank thethe vast majority of them out well-prepared to be available as farmworkers and grateful for the job.
If they read too much or too well they might not want to be farmworkers.
Just be grateful you weren’t destined to be provider of 3 for $1cukes.
As my friend once said, “SOMEBODY has to deliver pizzas.”
Yes there is a genius, and my friends daughter gets it. But she is a genius, completely organized in her thoughts and actions. Read her blog and you’ll see. She’s the one on my favorite blog under “Delovelys”. Take a look and you see what I’m talking about. I took the test awhile ago and received college grad. Today I took it and I’ve digressed to junior high…..I will not change my blog! So I will live with that!
I know I graduated from the “Y”. I don’t need a computer to tell me different. Oh my I sound bitter.
I would have thought you would have gotten genius. But maybe the letter about that “amazing” business opportunity is what dragged you down??
Hey…it’s your religion, baby. Do what you will!
I know that’s what we call him in our household, anyway!
xox,
C.
I did…
I suppose we need to start renaming Moroni to Pikachu?
There’s a “genius” status? Holy cow! What kinds of blog post must one write about to earn that status… a new theory of relativity, or their latest developments on the cure for cancer, maybe? Oy!
And Robin, I totally agree with you. I firmly believe that education is a valuable gift, and because little ones are such “sponges”, it’s vitally important to try and be involved with the fundamentals of their learning as early as possible.
That’s why I read to all of my children at a very young age. I’m proud to say, at least partially because of that, my now 13-year-old was reading at a high school level by the time he was in 3rd or 4th grade (with books like “White Fang”, or “Gulliver’s Travels”, or “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” listed as some of his favorites). My now 9-year-old loves to read, and has been pouring through books since she was a real youngin’, and my 3-year-old will sit while I read her several stories, then recite them (pretty much verbatim) back to me!
Not only have they adopted my love of reading, but their vocabulary was completely enhanced along with their reading skills, as well.
All three of my children have been told that college isn’t an “option”, and that it’s a must for them to complete their studies with at least an undergraduate degree.
I was of the era where a high school diploma was considered enough, too, and I blew my way through a good education (complete with a FULL scholarship, offered to me by more than one university!) because I just didn’t think it was necessary. Guess it’s true when they say that hindsight is 20/20, huh?
xox,
C.
Oh, by the way, Don… did you get to read my story about “Pikachu”?
If I knew how to adjust the ratings, don’t you think that I would have opted for the “genius” status?
Sorry to hear that you were rated “elementary”.
…and by all means. This is a soapbox of ideas; hence the title of this blog. These posts are no more than the ramblings of my opinions.
Okay, the “mom” in me could not resist! Do NOT dumb down your blogs. I enjoy your blogs. You express yourself with a candor that is well written. My nephew is about your age, and he can barely write his name. SAD! Good thing he had it tatooed onto his body.
I think parents need to challenge themselves and their children to reach a new level of intelligence. Our society is becoming too complacent with basics of education. We need to enforce stronger reading and writing skills, and not rely on “spell check” programs to make us look good.
In 1982 as a sophmore in high school I made the “brilliant” decision not to push myself to acheive strong, solid grades, and not to enroll in college. Do you know that my parents didn’t even “trip” on that decision. No one held me accountible for my educational foundation. Crazy!!
My parents should have pushed me harder; instead they rolled over and played dead.
I think lots of parents take the easy road and do not invest mentally, emotionally, or financially into their children’s education. It’s not “their job” to teach their children, it’s the job of the school system to teach the children.
Parents need to take responsibility and play an active role in education. If more parents did, our society would be “smarter than a 5th grader.”
Getting off my soap box now.
Happy Wednesday!
Well! If that doesn’t beat all! I entered my blog address into your widget-thingy and it says my blog is of Elementary School level!!! Ha!
Maybe that’s because all I do is talk about my kids… and they’re of elementary school level??
C’mon, Don… who do you know to rate a higher ranking than me??
xox,
C.
That can’t possibly be true… grade SIX or SEVEN??? I find that hard to believe (not that I’m doubting you, I’m just completely shocked!).
I guess it’s a good thing that all of us in this house are voracious readers…we’re helping to “up” the average a bit!
Are the results of your widget based on the topics of your blog postings, or upon the writing skills within each post? Hmmmm… maybe I should just do the thing myself, and see what I come up with!
xox,
C.