This fine was quite unique (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

Did you know that in the USSR in the 1920s and 1930s, Soviet civilians between the ages of 8-50 could be fined if they refused to attend literacy classes for their native languages? A bit extreme. But the literacy rate did skyrocket from about 30% of the population to about 90% of the population in those 20 years, so I guess it worked The literacy rate of the USSR in the late 1930s was actually higher than the modern day US, which has a literacy rate of about 79%

 

[Harmony_Starz]

perhaps we should bring it back if it worked so well

 

[Ahsoka]

perhaps we should bring it back if it worked so well

Have fun convincing Americans of that

 

[Harmony_Starz]

Have fun convincing Americans of that

Sounds as easy as me not procrastinating for a day #never

 

[dark_tranquility]

aus should leap into this

 

[RandAlThor]

go to school or be fined.. wee.

 

[Ahsoka]

go to school or be fined.. wee.

It feels like it would especially suck for the older people. Telling kids that they need to go to school is easier, we do that and to a bigger extent in the US. But imagine telling a 45 year old that they have to go to school if they don’t want to face fines. By the time they’re 45 they probably have decided that learning is way behind them. On the other hand, I could maybe see it being viewed positively too, since it’s a clear sign of class barriers being broken down, given that literacy was often for upper class men especially, and now it was for everyone. But I still think that if someone told 45 year old me that I have to take mandatory classes, I’d be complaining

 

[RandAlThor]

It feels like it would especially suck for the older people. Telling kids that they need to go to school is easier, we do that and to a bigger extent in the US. But imagine telling a 45 year old that they have to go to school if they don’t want to face fines. By the time they’re 45 they probably have decided that learning is way behind them. On the other hand, I could maybe see it being viewed positively too, since it’s a clear sign of class barriers being broken down, given that literacy was often for upper class men especially, and now it was for everyone. But I still think that if someone told 45 year old me that I have to take mandatory classes, I’d be complaining

case in point drivers school for traffic tickets. queue the screaming. ( and its one day)

 

[Ahsoka]

case in point drivers school for traffic tickets. queue the screaming. ( and its one day)

I lowkey feel like updated driving tests should be a requirement at some point for everyone. Driving laws have changed a lot in 40 years, and that’s without factoring in age related health that could make it more difficult for people who are much older (like reaction speed). But if anyone actually tried to push this legislation there would be a pubic outrage

 

[RandAlThor]

I lowkey feel like updated driving tests should be a requirement at some point for everyone. Driving laws have changed a lot in 40 years, and that’s without factoring in age related health that could make it more difficult for people who are much older (like reaction speed). But if anyone actually tried to push this legislation there would be a pubic outrage

in my state your DL doesn't expire until the 65th birthday now..... you are supposed to get a new pic every so often.
you used to have to retake the test each time it expired.