6th Grade facts
While investigating facts about 6th Grade, I found out little known, but curios details like:
John Corcoran, a teacher who taught for 17 years while being illiterate. He struggled in the 6th grade and never learned to read or write, and cheated his way through college. At the age of 47, he finally learned when he was inspired by Barbara Bush advocating for adult literacy.
In 1929, educator Louis P. Benezet, creator of the 3 R's, conducted an education experiment where arithmetic would only be introduced in 6th grade. With only one year of training, these students performed equal to their peers on simple calculations and considerably better on story problems.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 8 of the best facts about 6th Grade I managed to collect.
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Tony Hawk dropped out in the 6th grade to focus on his skateboarding career, which has earned him a net worth in excess of $1.2 billion dollars
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A 7th grade boy from Florida was arrested for hitting his 6th grade friend on the head with a Tootsie Pop. The case was also settled in court.
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North and South Korea have a hotline between the two countries that is the only form of communication between them. Sometimes one country will call the other, setting up a waiting game, similar to a 6th grade relationship.
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The the U.S. National Library of Medicine recommends that easy-to-read health materials should be in the range of about a 6th to 7th grade reading level.
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Colonel Sanders funded the creation of 30,000 vinyl records for a group of 6th and 7th grade madolin players who then called themselves "The Colonel Sanders Mandolin Band"
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Jordan Spieth's (winner of the 2015 Masters) caddie was a 6th-grade math teacher 3 years ago — now he has made $375,000 in 30 days
