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Roughly 2 in 3 of America’s 12th-graders Can’t Read. Here’s Why.
- Education, Family, Featured, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- September 10, 2025
In the Middle Ages and early modern Europe, most commoners were illiterate and learned visually through art such as Giotto depicting the life of St. Francis of Assisi and later with posted broadsides with woodcuts. After looking at these visuals, the illiterate peasants might discuss them in a group at church or in a tavern.
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