re: #188 palomino

That’s a misconception, albeit a common one. A hundred years ago high school was a luxury in much of this country, one that a significant part of the population couldn’t afford, or ignored, or wasn’t even available to them.

You can’t really think that a larger % of the population studied foreign languages 100 years ago compared to today.

We’ve got free universal public education in this country. Why shouldn’t high school graduates be able to read?