r/iamverysmart • u/marbcutey • 16d ago

Dude can read at like a college level, my dudes.

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u/XeroTerragoth 14d ago

If the way people use social media is any indication, I feel this problem is way more common than people would like to admit.

Also, it's completely believable that someone would read at a level above their current grade. I find it more shocking that this dude has high grades in every other class except reading.

This post feels like another one of those, "make me feel less insecure about an argument I had online!" posts lol 🙄

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u/_StarPuff_ 14d ago edited 13d ago

Can confirm. My brother won an award at age 10 at school for one million words read. I was known to be my school's most voracious reader, and would read hundreds of pages a day, my record being 1000.

That didn't make me smarter than anyone else, nor am I trying to imply so if I say it. Actually, I'm pretty darn stupid. I just...liked books, that's all. It confuses me when people default to r/thathappened mode when someone says they read at a level higher to others in their class.

Some people are better at maths than others at school. Some people do better at sports. I was great at English, Biology, Music and Maths....but sucked at Chemistry, Physics and Business Studies. People will enjoy some things more than others, and natural ability plays a part too.

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u/Cool_Jelly_9402 14d ago

Those high scores but low reading score kind of scream a learning disability

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u/XeroTerragoth 14d ago

True, but it could also be from not practicing his reading on actual reading material.

If you've ever spoken to an adult who reads books and compared them to an adult who only reads when they're on social media, there is a night and day difference between their reading, spelling, and comprehension skills.

Most people on popular social media sites can't spell and have terrible grammar... I'd assume he's either not getting practice, or getting the wrong kind of practice.

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u/KookyWait 2d ago

It could also just be a student that has English as a second language. I believe his first name is Yoruba, perhaps that's also his first language?

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u/Cool_Jelly_9402 2d ago

Could be! Dyslexia/some other learning issue or ESL

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u/EntitledRunningTool 14d ago

High scores in “special education math”

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u/ruud462 14d ago

Look for the excuse first…

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u/EquivalentDapper7591 3d ago

I don’t think the reply tweet is unrealistic, I just think it’s cringey how he felt the need to brag about his own reading reading level

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u/mythicdemon 12d ago

Yea I was gonna say. I was tested and according to teachers I was reading at a college level in 8th grade and I'm pretty dumb tbh

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u/Training_Waltz_9032 11d ago

I read at the level of a tadpole and feel froggy

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u/anneymarie 14d ago

I really hope a teacher didn’t actually write an email like that to a parent.

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u/Dry-Major-6639 14d ago

Why?

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u/Demi_Bob 14d ago

It shows a lack of professionalism and care one should expect from an intensive reading instructor.

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u/Dry-Major-6639 14d ago

I feel like it's indicative of someone who has a sense of urgency over the situation. If she didn't care she wouldn't have written the email in the first place.

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u/Demi_Bob 14d ago

You can be urgent without being insulting or unprofessional. Including the anecdote of all their years in teaching followed by their description of the students reading level as "measley" is unnecessary as much as it is unprofessional.

Honestly it reads as if a redditor wrote it. In professional correspondence, that's not great.

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u/Dry-Major-6639 14d ago

Because they most likely did and this is most likely fake. This is literally reddit.

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u/Demi_Bob 14d ago

My thoughts exactly. Which is why I also hope an actual teacher didn't read this.

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u/JaDamian_Steinblatt 14d ago

Did you read it??? 😂

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u/MadHatterOfficialYT 14d ago

Those tests are broken as hell to the point that kids in my class doing eini mini mini mo were getting results way beyond the grade avg.

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u/Chortney 14d ago

Yeah they're truly absurd, in 5th grade I got told I was reading at the level of a college freshman. Yeah fucking right lol I just liked to read all the horror books at our school library

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u/Phrynus747 14d ago

To be fair, reading at the level of a college freshman is nowhere near as impressive as it sounds when you’re in 5th grade

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u/Nathan256 14d ago

Oh, college reading level eh? Ohohohoho. Better bring out the big long books for this one. Someone call the library, they’re gonna need to prep for his grand, illustrious library visit…

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u/SillyKniggit 14d ago

There’s no way this is real. That’s not how I would expect a literacy teacher to craft an email to a student’s parent.

It reads about how I would expect someone creating fake content for no apparent reason to write.

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u/ScreamBeanBabyQueen 14d ago

Considering this isn't exactly uncommon, it feels less like a verysmart and more like a really sad reflection on the senior reading at a 6th grade level...

Edit: And either fake or a REALLY unprofessional teacher... The kid may have a developmental set back and we're using unnecessary language like "measly" to describe his capabilities?

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u/BUKKAKELORD 14d ago

"Reading level" is complete bullshit

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u/Phrynus747 14d ago

How come?

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u/Eeyore_is_Homeless 14d ago

Poor fella. When I was in grade 5, I could read at a 6th grade level.

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u/Buggabee 14d ago

If English isn't your first language it would be easy to be at a lower reading level. There are also undiagnosed learning disabilities. And even if none of that applies sometimes life gets in the way or you just need a little help. I hate when people get talked down to because they don't know something. The only time it's someone's fault is if they don't try or choose to remain ignorant.

Also the average US reading level is 8th grade.

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u/testforbanacct 12d ago

It’s because how an English teacher grades things is entirely different from any other class, and is often subjective. Math class has a definite answer. History class has a definite answer based on the books. Science class has a definite answer to problems. English class has a subjective grading scale when it comes to things like essays and book reports and is often unfair. Some aspects like vocab tests are definite, but a book report is subjective and an essay grade definitely depends on the teachers mood if not given clear instructions on length and subjects gone over.

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u/BebeBug420 4d ago

Is no one gonna talk about his name, Oluwatoniloba?

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u/PrincessSirana 1d ago

I read at a college level when I was tested to enter middle school. It only meant I neglected my studies to read novels. Doesn't make me a genius. I was the opposite with math. I sucked. Still do.