Companies are noticing gaps in comprehension, grammar and vocabulary among job applicants.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62946894

According to a three-year review of the country’s education system that culminated in January with the release of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) report, nine in 10 Filipino children can’t read and understand a simple text by age 10. The failure persists throughout high school, leaving millions of students effectively functionally illiterate by the time they graduate.

  • torik@lemmychan.orgEnglish
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    8 days ago

    That’s mind-boggling. As I get older, I appreciate more and more the value reading provides me.

    It’s a shame how many doors are going to be forever closed for these people.