| 单词 | functionally illiterate |
| 例句 | About 70 percent of people with criminal records did not complete high school, and according to at least one study, about half are functionally illiterate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They write, “If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you.” Please shut up, Mr. President, and read some books 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z You need to have an eighth-grade reading proficiency level to get a driver’s license, yet apparently you can be functionally illiterate and work for L.A. HGTV: Winning the war for gay marriage 2012-05-17T16:00:00Z The weatherman is a sad goof, the lifestyle specialist is functionally illiterate. Morning Glory's Rachel McAdams: When Perky Makes Perfect 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z Crank, who is functionally illiterate, resents the academically gifted Cookie. Theater Review: ?Hurt Village,? by Katori Hall 2012-02-28T03:00:00Z The state never caught on… They are one of the families I know whose children are functionally illiterate. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z I may call myself an artist, but I’m functionally illiterate on art. Bruce McCall’s “Down the Hatch” 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Campbell suggested that Trump reads so little about policy and national security that he might be “functionally illiterate.” Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Before he went viral, James rarely spoke about his disability, or the schooling that left him functionally illiterate. Learning to read, one TikTok at a time 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z She's moved to tears as an illiterate Tasmanian man struggles to read a paragraph for the first time, citing that almost 50% of Tasmanian adults are functionally illiterate. Miriam Margolyes: 'I now look up to Australian bogans' 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z There are scores of students who are functionally illiterate as well as scientifically and mathematically illiterate, and have no idea how government works or what their responsibilities in a democracy are. Dumbass nation: Our biggest national security problem is America's "vast and militant ignorance" 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z When she left school after the fourth grade, she was functionally illiterate. Michele Pinczuk, writer, filmmaker and U-Md. hip-hop DJ, dies at 27 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z “He’s functionally illiterate in English,” Mr. Todd, a federal public defender, told the court. ‘Not a big deal’: Noncitizens who voted illegally in 2016 still on voter rolls 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Fourteen percent of our adult population is functionally illiterate. Billionaire Confessional: David Rubenstein on Wealth and Privilege 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z On the BBC's Sunday Politics programme, Mr Neil asked why one in five Scottish pupils were "functionally illiterate" when they left primary school. BBC interview claims 'breached Ofcom rules' 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Cara expressed concern over what concrete projects Weintraub might introduce to improve education in a country where a third of the population from ages 15 to 64 is functionally illiterate. Brazil replaces far-right education minister with conspiracy theorist 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z In a vast country where one in four adults are functionally illiterate, it’s a powerful medium and one that has always favored the status quo. Ex-Army Captain Upends Brazil’s Election With Law-And-Order Campaign 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The Washington Post reports an initial evaluation by a neuropsychologist found Torres suffers from poor memory, impaired judgment and is functionally illiterate. Lawyers in death-penalty case seek answers on mental fitness 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z He is also functionally illiterate and does not have a high school diploma. Expert: Man set for trial in killing of Muslim teen may be too impaired to face death penalty 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Under this loophole, functionally illiterate children can still promote to the fourth grade without learning to read. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z He also called on the government to repeal the 2010 Equality Act suggesting "any exam that isn't 'accessible' to a functionally illiterate troglodyte with a mental age of six will be judged to be 'elitist'". Toby Young 'regrets' past comments 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z After all, if your students are functionally illiterate and unable to read at any critical level, then what a teacher says is the only thing that prevails. College students’ tyrannical behavior must be stopped 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that ‘perhaps 24 percent of the DACA-eligible population fall into the functionally illiterate category and another 46 percent have only “basic” English ability,’” Mr. Von Spakovsy writes. Inside the Beltway: Ice cream moguls take on GOP tax reform 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z He uses a basic cellphone and is functionally illiterate. Indians like to pay cash. The government is now forcing them to swipe cards. 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Some estimates indicate that over half of those in prison are functionally illiterate. Give Prisoners a Second Chance 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z At the same time, El Chapo, this global businessman and powerbroker, is functionally illiterate. He was the world’s most wanted drug lord. His cartel was the most feared. But has El Chapo’s brutal reign finally come to an end? 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Besides—and this may be the real reason that the West Point story is weak—it hasn’t been disputed that Carson grew up the child of an impoverished, functionally illiterate single mother. The Ben Carson Stories 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z He started rifling through students’ papers and discovered they were “functionally illiterate.” Meet the teacher lobby behind Hillary Clinton that's not the teachers union 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The problem is it’s the left turning our young people into whining, and for many, functionally illiterate victims. TAMMY BRUCE: College liberals’ ‘Comfort Animals’ turn young adults into neurotic babies 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z He revealed to a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities that he was functionally illiterate. Dexter Manley’s tumultuous life and career featured in new NFL Network documentary 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Children who dislike reading are in real danger of becoming functionally illiterate adults. What it's like to top banned book lists around the world 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z This general rule applies even where the individual signing the document is ‘functionally illiterate.’ How companies make millions off lead-poisoned, poor blacks 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Lawyers for Huggins say he is ailing and functionally illiterate. US seeks 22 years in prison for NJ music producer 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Public education produces youngsters who are loutish, selfish, functionally illiterate and largely unemployable. The Real Reasons So Many People in Rich Countries Need State Handouts 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Lewis Howes grew up depressed, functionally illiterate and headed — he worried — for jail, like an older brother. How Lewis Howes Went from Living on a Sister's Couch to Earning $1M in 2 Years 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z “It dawned on me that nearly every young person in his classroom was functionally illiterate,” he recalls. Teach for America’s truth problem: TFA advocates aren’t being honest about education reform, their own agenda 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Education Secretary Arne Duncan mentioned a functionally illiterate high school student. Does education testing pass the test? 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, many teenagers from poor families are functionally illiterate, and totally unqualified for any college. Helping the Poor in Education: The Power of a Simple Nudge 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z But, Mr. Duncan discovered, his tutee also was functionally illiterate. The moral imperative of No Child Left Behind 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z “But as we worked together, I was heartbroken to learn that he was basically functionally illiterate,” Duncan said. Arne Duncan lays out priorities for national education law: Annual testing, preschool funding, teacher evals 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z At the time, the agency estimated that around 44 percent of the world’s population was functionally illiterate. Your Monday Briefing 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Some are functionally illiterate but somehow manage to turn in well-written essays, the contents of which they do not appear to remember. Players: 0; Colleges: $10,000,000,000 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z According to LeVar Burton, the host of Reading Rainbow, one in four children in America are growing functionally illiterate. 'Reading Rainbow' Closes Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign At Over $5.4 Million 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Fewer than half of D.C. children are proficient in reading, according to standardized tests, and more than a third of all city residents are functionally illiterate, according to a 2007 report. D.C. summer school by invitation only, leaving out those seriously far behind 2013-04-28T18:20:57Z The Conservatives want inmates to spend less time in their cells About 80% of prisoners in Scotland are functionally illiterate, according to figures released under a freedom of information request. Inmates 'have poor reading skills' 2012-12-28T00:10:25Z Mr Matthews said Glyn Derw faced a huge challenge because 45% of year 7 pupils were classified as functionally illiterate, and just over half of the school's students were below their chronological reading age. Lessons change to boost literacy 2012-09-07T05:55:52Z Most inmates are functionally illiterate and high school dropouts. Darling-Hammond: Why Is Congress redlining our schools? 2012-01-17T09:00:00Z Gary Shteyngart won for his novel Super Sad True Love Story, described as "a dystopian tale set in a near-future, functionally illiterate America". New Yorker wins Wodehouse Prize 2011-05-24T02:50:10Z “A full cohort of the population may be functionally illiterate.” World Bank Faults Itself for Slow Progress in East Timor 2011-04-21T18:07:48Z Eight million adult Americans are classified as functionally illiterate. State of the Union Address The almost 50% of the American population considered functionally illiterate partakes, in its majority, in the high standard of living of the country. The Civilization of Illiteracy |
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