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I recently spent some time with my nephew who graduated from high school with a B average. I was shocked at his inability to spell common words. Not to mention he didn't know how to use punctuation for shit. He wants to be a structural engineer when he graduates college. He is going to need a lot of English courses.
I was also shocked to shit when my own kids started college and both needed reading comprehension and basic English because they did so poorly on their entrance exams. 1) They didn't even offer reading comprehension at college level back in my day. 2) I flunked out of high school and finished six years later in adult school, and yet I still scored high enough to do English 1a (English 101 equivalent) right off the bat.
Don't even get me started on their math skills. Especially my nephew that wants to use math to make a living.
To his benefit though, he can pick out the correct socket size for a hex bolt every time without fail. Even metric. I think he should learn Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.
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