So viele Deutsche können nicht richtig lesen und schreiben

So many Germans can't read and write properly

When I told my wife about this statistic, she replied: "Now you've gone mad! Once you've learned to read, you can do it forever. If you get a high school diploma, you won't forget how to read." A day later, she went to her needlework circle, a meeting of women to do needlework together. There she talked about me and the fact that there are people who have finished school and later forget how to read. One participant said: "That really does exist. After my studies, I had a job where I didn't have to read. At some point I realized that I was on the verge of forgetting how to read altogether. That's when I forced myself to consciously start reading books again."

I was very surprised by this anecdote and it illustrates why even people with a high school degree can forget how to read. If you want to learn more about this topic, I recommend my handbook "Stories and Oral Bibles" at Download download.

Nichtleser in bestimmten Berufsgruppen

Non-readers in certain occupational groups

Look at the proportions in certain professions, for example, 56 % of unskilled construction workers cannot read. If we take Jesus' mission to bring the good news to all people seriously, then we can't expect non-readers to start reading. That's why telling Bible stories is so important to me. More about this in my training courses at Training.

Die Leute lesen nicht mehr!

People no longer read!

People no longer read!

The German book trade lost around a quarter of its customers from 2011-2021. Fewer and fewer people are reading books. With around 83 million people in 2021, less than one in three bought a book. Anyone who reads a book in Germany is in the minority simply because of their reading habits. Incidentally, even if we assume that all digital book buyers have not bought a printed book, book readers in Germany remain in the minority. That's why the world of orality and storytelling is so important to me.

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