7th Grade facts
While investigating facts about 7th Grade, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Only 15% of Americans can read at a University Bachelor’s degree level, with most people reading at a 7th to 8th grade level.
Friendships that start in the 7th grade, (or pupils from 12-13 years old) have a 1% chance of lasting even 5 years.
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 10 of the best facts about 7th Grade I managed to collect.
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50% of adults in the United States cannot read a book written above a 7th grade level
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Govind Lalji Dholakia, A down to earth Indian man that dropped out of school at 7th grade and polished diamonds as a living. He went on to start his own business and his business today has an annual turnover of 800 million USD.
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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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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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Before Kanye West was making music, he was making games. In the 7th grade, he was making a game where you play as a walking penis. The first beat he made was for this game.
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In the United States of America, the average college freshman reads at the 7th grade level. (Junior High school 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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The Syrian Civil War, that has lead to the Syrian refugee crisis, was started by a 7th-grade boy's school yard graffiti.
