Cultural Literacy

“Cultural literacy” can be recognized as many different things. According to E. D. Hirsch Jr, he believes that “cultural literacy” is things that every modern American should know. However, who sets the limits of basic “cultural literacy”? “Cultural literacy” can be anything from the first president of the United States, to what was the cause for America to join in the Second World War. One point that Hirsch mentions is that he feels there are a few people that are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning and “cultural literacy”. But who are the people with a disadvantage, and also, should we really feel bad for them?

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a disadvantage as, a loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances; an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition. In “The Decline Of Teaching Cultural Literacy”, by E. D. Hirsch Jr., Hirsch refers to those who are disadvantaged as those with a less fortunate backgrounds. Hirsch feels that the people may have disadvantage as early as kindergarten. Hirsch explains his idea of disadvantage in his essay when c

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Approximate Word count = 767
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)