My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors. From LearnThat.org. [Maya Angelou (1928 - ) American poet]
Health illiteracy is a huge problem for providers. From Wordnik.com. [Wonk Room » What Does Specter’s Switch Mean For Health Care Reform?] Reference
On the other hand, teen pregnancy and illiteracy is very high. From Wordnik.com. [the inevitable] Reference
Biblical illiteracy is not a Catholic problem but a cultural problem. From Wordnik.com. [RCIA Presentation: The Old Testament] Reference
The objection of illiteracy is often urged against the foreign immigrant. From Wordnik.com. [Canada At The Cross Roads] Reference
A second major pattern in the public's economic illiteracy is make-work. From Wordnik.com. [EconLog: September 2004 Archives] Reference
Wow George, did Reisman just say that functional illiteracy is easily fixed?. From Wordnik.com. [Television] Reference
Join us as we talk how illiteracy is pass down from generation to generation. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy News – 78th Edition « News « Literacy News] Reference
Please forgive the failure to link, but my technological illiteracy is showing. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » “Hitler’s Fuel”] Reference
A second major pattern in the public's economic illiteracy is make-work bias. From Wordnik.com. [Economic Illiteracy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Also, in places where illiteracy is widespread, a more legitimate solution has to be found. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Two Thirds of Americans Cannot Name Even One Supreme Court Justice] Reference
“After all, illiteracy is the most important expression of censorship” observed the professor. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Washington Post Reporters Upset About Links To Blogs] Reference
A majority of Canadian firms report that illiteracy is emerging as a major problem among their work force. From Wordnik.com. [A New Agenda for Canada] Reference
But if illiteracy is causing enormous problems in terms of Canadian productivity, it is not the only cause. From Wordnik.com. [A New Agenda for Canada] Reference
“Eradicate illiteracy is a way to increase security in the Mediterranean area,” the ALESCO director said. From Wordnik.com. [Is there a causal connection associated with the correlation here? « Literacy Programs « Literacy Help « Literacy News] Reference
Ah, but such statistical illiteracy is confined to only a very few Britons and, um, quite a lot of Americans. From Wordnik.com. [George Osborne's talk of percentages and billions will wash over most of us] Reference
Fill out a mass of forms (remember that illiteracy is high in Mexico, so many cannot read the forms) and then wait 15-20 years. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » VIDEO: Alberto Gonzales Says His Grandparents May Have Been Illegal Immigrants] Reference
For example, illiteracy is a health issue because adults with limited literacy face serious problems using the health-care system. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy Is More Than Reading a Speech to the Empire Club of Canada] Reference
Instead of succumbing to capitalism bashing, how about assimilating that financial illiteracy translates into monetary cannibalism?. From Wordnik.com. [Systemic Paralysis] Reference
This high rate of illiteracy is a real hindrance for these people to make meaningful progress socially, economically and spiritually. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy in West Africa] Reference
Hanna, by contrast, can neither read nor write, and her illiteracy is the very crux of the story. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Malcontents] Reference
His illiteracy is a National peril; his moral weakness is a danger to himself and to the society in which he lives. From Wordnik.com. [The American Missionary — Volume 44, No. 04, April, 1890] Reference
Considering you’re in norway, I’m guessing your own illiteracy is to blame for your inability to read simple english. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Contrary To Administration Predictions, Iraq War Contributing To High Oil Prices] Reference
I have seen several people even on here who can’t even spell simple words, do you think that illiteracy is acceptable in our society?. From Wordnik.com. [Do you think illiteracy in our country is growing or declining? « Illiteracy Help « Literacy Help « Literacy News] Reference
Economic illiteracy is no laughing matter. From Wordnik.com. [California Dreaming, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
– - Your illiteracy is revealed instantaneously. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » DeMint Claims That Republican Senators Just Wanted ‘Some Debate And A Vote’ On Obama’s Nominees] Reference
Would "illiteracy" be the right word with kanji, even?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
McCain's "illiteracy" by junothiall on June 25, 2008 - 6: 35pm. From Wordnik.com. [It's Still Not Enough] Reference
It's better to dismiss people's clear preference as "illiteracy". From Wordnik.com. [The Myth of the Rational Voter, Posner Edition, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The way the candidate's tech "illiteracy" is mocked can be read as a dig at McCain's age. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Digest: Commence Shoe Leather Phase?] Reference
Other factors that Sachs mentions such as illiteracy and poor infrastructure are also symptoms of bad government services. From Wordnik.com. [William Easterly: Geography Lessons: Correcting Sachs on African Economic Development] Reference
Listing a series of challenges - such as illiteracy, infant mortality, and the decline in trade and overseas direct investment. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
This illiteracy is promoting ethnic separation. From Wordnik.com. [Where Europe Vanishes] Reference
That was the last time Beijing released official figures on illiteracy. From Wordnik.com. [Why Jihan Can't Read] Reference
Most people view these problems as "worse" than illiteracy or high tax rates. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
If you think kids don't need to know about money, look at the toll of financial illiteracy today. From Wordnik.com. [Kids And Their Cash] Reference
The adult illiteracy rate is 80 percent, and for women in rural areas the rate jumps to 90 percent. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
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