Friday, January 15, 2016

From the Guardian: The state of our union is … dumber: How the linguistic standard of the presidential address has declined

The title speaks for itself.

If you click on the article, you'll that the following graphic is dynamic, so you can follow how the reading level for the state of the union had declined over time. The high point was James Madison at 25, the low point was George W Bush at 7. This might be worth a look as we look at the importance of education in a republic.

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- Click here for the article.