[thomaslord]

Yeah, I think the education system's expectations for reading comprehension went down the drain a while ago. When I was in middle school I scored well enough on the reading comprehension section of my state's standardized test that my guidance counselor scheduled a meeting with my parents to talk about it. All I had to do for the test was read a very simple recipe and pick out basic information (e.g. how many eggs are listed in the ingredients), so I was pretty surprised when the school thought it was a big deal.

I did read a lot as a kid just because I enjoyed it, so I was definitely reading above my grade level, but that performance really shouldn't have put me so far above everyone else on the test.