What Is Literacy?
There is a common belief that those who can read or write are literate. This is perhaps the reason why we come under the influence of the fallacy popularly known as the Lake Wobegon notion, according to which those who possess high academic qualifications or read or write well have great skills. But if you look around, you will come across several successful people who have not attended Ivy League educational institutions or do not have high-sounding college degrees. This forces us to rethink and redefine literacy. Even those with high qualifications seem to love non-challenging, normal environments. If they are subjected to challenging environments, they panic. In other words, when the question of facing challenges arises, they are just average. On the contrary, illiterates or even laymen may tackle tough situations with ease. This is not to undermine the importance of acquiring high qualifications or skills . So, the question now is: What is literacy? If you face a t...