Mindful Teacher Rachel Sorsel
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Thursday 22 October 2026 22:14:34 GMT
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NoirRoseAngel :
I was college level in the 5th grade....all it gave me was depression
2026-10-23 07:49:57
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kailan :
being able to read but not comprehend what you’re reading is ALSO illiteracy
2026-10-23 18:19:26
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epicurianist :
When YA fiction was being read by adults…it was the canary in the coal mine
2026-10-23 13:31:38
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Magnolia :
A lot of ballot measures are intentionally written to be dense and confusing so people don’t understand what they’re voting for
2026-10-23 09:38:27
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Maxwell987654 :
I’m going to shout out my former law school professor Joe Kimble (who I regularly play pickleball with now, ha ha!) who is nationally recognized for his advocacy for “plain language” in legal writing. He also writes children’s books! Great guy.
2026-10-23 08:46:44
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sekaiya :
This video won’t play for some reason
2026-10-24 01:36:56
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Taylormorgann :
Omg I tested at post-secondary level in the 6th grade, how is this real life. 😩🫠
2026-10-24 01:55:34
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OJ! Morphine! Lobo! :
The bible is an interesting one because most religious people aren’t reading their holy books on their own, they get lessons spoonfed to them by a religious leader. They have passages read to them and maybe they follow along in the book, but they mostly listen to their leader’s interpretation of it, like they read something then say “what this means is” and they fill it in. If people actually could read and understand their bibles, they would likely leave the religion altogether. That’s why they don’t want them reading it for themselves
2026-10-23 12:17:26
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user7293876730025 :
I had a college reading level since 6 grade.
2026-10-23 11:35:48
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Gauhar :
I worked for federal and state government, Plain English was a requirement for all consumer communication, 6-7 grade reading level. If they make it difficult, it’s on purpose.
2026-10-23 07:06:30
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Danielle the SAH hobbit :
I was a “gifted” kid and tested at college reading level in elementary school. As an adult I had a TBI that impacted my language skills. A lot. I can still understand things when I read them, but it takes me longer. I have to think about things. I can’t just read complicated things and immediately understand them anymore. Going from one side to the other as an adult…..functioning day to day is exhausting. I can only imagine if I’d always been this way and didn’t have so much knowledge built up before my brain went to mush.
2026-10-23 13:18:52
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Lavodere☭ :
I was in advanced reading and English all through school and was taking 400 level classes as a freshman. I honest to god can not read a book now. I can not make myself sit and read it sober. I’m worried about this type of regression
2026-10-23 15:14:01
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Genevieve :
Great video! Thank you.
2026-10-23 14:37:39
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Clara S Edge :
in washington state, they are required to make court forms “plain language”. this changed in the middle of my divorce - i was pro se. it helped! improve literacy AND make things more accessible.
2026-10-23 06:43:14
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Michelle :
While newspapers aren't read by many any more, many of them were/are written at a 3rd - 4th grade level. The NY Times and WSJ are at a higher level [12th and 8th]. Low reading comprehension levels aren't new in the US.
2026-10-24 02:03:50
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smoke gets in my eyes :
I tested at the 6th grade level entering into 1st grade😳 My books for book reports were required to have more than 400 pages(or multiple books in a series as long as the page count reached 400) but my handwriting still sucks😅
2026-10-23 14:44:48
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DexyDeezNuts :
I’m an Arizona native, born in 83’, i was reading Shakespeare in third grade… we were also taught to write in Cursive From kindergarten, every letter we learned we also learned the cursive version of it.
2026-10-23 11:19:27
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Jackie :
The 1st video is wrong about the definition of Functional Illiteracy 😂.
2026-10-24 01:19:30
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shelivesundertreees :
when i was in college i would help my roommates with papers because i was getting my BA in writing and my last one was a freshman, she asked me what the word distinguish meant and then said “why are you talking about supplements? and you spelled it wrong, supplemental isnt a word it, and this is for ECON not like a health class why are you talking about supplements?” i decided she would be better off going to the writing center 😭😭😭
2026-10-23 12:03:44
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Marilyn :
And, why critical thinking is almost non existent. This is why they can say inflation is 3%, but it is actually 30.6% from 2022 approximately. Meaning, Americans cannot comprehend the level of how much “they” are using this to justify their actions against Americans. Why these celebrities have a say, when they have no clue whatsoever about regular families, economy, and health care issues…because people can’t read or fully interpret what is being said.
2026-10-23 07:23:29
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Clyde T. Poole :
When I wrote reports that were sent to the Texas legislature, I was told to aim at 6th grade. Anything more complex was unlikely to be read.
2026-10-23 14:29:49
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glitter.is.in.the.air :
Reading is one thing…comprehending what you’re reading is a whole different ball game. I can sound out long difficult words but that doesn’t mean I understand what that word is. I do, however, look up words I don’t know so I can understand what I’m reading.
2026-10-23 11:14:01
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aballcouldfall :
when you ask people how many books they’ve read in the past year they look at you like you’re crazy lol
2026-10-23 09:28:28
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A child of the king :
A 5th grade student transferred to my class last year — 160 Lexile level!!!! How do you teach a student math if they can’t read the instructions??? How
2026-10-23 13:37:12
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kate :
The NY Times is written at the 7th grade level.
2026-10-23 10:40:58
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