Illiteracy is a disease?

Question

Yes/no?

Explain your reasoning

Answer 1

yes because literacy is the basic, necessary skill needed to survive in todays clever world ....it is an acute disease which takes no time to snatch a person away from this world

Answer 2

Diseases are generally caused by germs or bacteria, and are contagious.

Illiteracy could only be considered a social disorder, not a disease. It is not always a sign of a mental or physical disorder, but quite often is the sign of a school districts inability to reach the needs of each student. It is also indicative of how most curricula do not provide generalization of the information, or appropriate connections with real world application.

Answer 3

Illiteracy is a disorder, or a symptom of a disorder, not a disease.  Whether through lack of proper training or through an inability or unwillingness to apply any training given, some people can not either comprehend written materials or to put words on paper or both.

I deal with people with this problem every year and can tell it gets as frustrating for them as it can be for me.  But I still have to get the subject across to them and then test them on it.  Then there is the feeling of finally getting through and having one student, or in a good year, maybe more, suddenly find that he or she CAN do the work with the proper assistance.

The greatest barrier to success I have seen is pride and an unwillingness to admit there is a problem and get the needed help.

Answer 4

Melissa took the words right out of my mouth!