Adjective Satellite
having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs
Source: WordNetAny education system that only memorizes things creates robots and will never produce Nobel laureates. Any education system that only emphasizes improvisation will get a bunch of people who may think they are creative, but they are functionally illiterate. John Medina
According to a study done by the University of Bremen in coorporation with the "Bundesverband Alphabetisierung e.V.", 10% of youngsters living in Germany are functionally illiterate and one quarter are able to understand only basic level texts. Source: Internet
Consuelo is just one of the 145,000 adults (10%) in our area who are functionally illiterate. Source: Internet
It described stark realities like a significant number of functionally illiterate high schoolers, plummeting student performance, and international competitors breathing down our necks. Source: Internet
The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that “perhaps 24 percent of the DACA-eligible population fall into the functionally illiterate category and another 46 percent have only ‘basic’ English ability.” Source: Internet
We are the owners of a beautiful language and yet one quarter of us are functionally illiterate.” Source: Internet