“The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society” Jonathan Kozol I agree slightly with Kozol, that widespread illiteracy may undermine democracy in the United States. Kozol says that illiteracy undermines democracy in the US since most illiterates do not vote. He claims that even when they do vote, illiterates are almost certain to vote not by ideology or political platform, but for whomever they can remember from a street sign or television ad. Kozol also claims …showed first 75 words of 532 total…

…showed last 75 words of 532 total…enough funding to properly operate. Second, we need aggressive initiative by people to teach literacy. We need for teachers to teach when young children are in school. We also need places in the community such as non-profits, churches, charities, community centers, etc. to have programs enacted so that those seeking help will be able to easily obtain it. Illiteracy is a definite problem in the US, but it is something that we can successfully combat.