Generational Illiteracy Through Common Core: The Problem Is Not the Kids, It's the System

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[–]Robin 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Not wanting to distract from the dumbing down of modern schooling, but the environment might also be damaging kids more that it used to.

[–]gretathroatborg 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

flouride

[–]Robin 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2748634 Yeah, to name just one of many possibilities... :-(

[–]Airbus320 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Is lead poisoning still common?

[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

In the US in the 60s they had "new math" where they tried to completely re-work the math teaching system in order to beat the soviets. It was a huge failure and there's a whole generation that is exceptionally bad at math because of it. Common core seems like a modern echo of the same idea.

At some point you learn the schooling system is based around the Prussian Schooling System design, which was created to instill obedience after Prussia lost the Battle of Jena in 1806 because of poor obedience. It was simply re-tooled for the industrial age, to create obedient workers instead of obedient soldiers. Actually learning things other than just discipline is almost happenstance.

"Never let your schooling interfere with your education." - Mark Twain

[–]Robin 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"It was a huge failure" at communicating math skills, but if that was never the point, maybe it succeeded...

I agree that it is all about ease of management, so obedience is point #1, although there are others, such as homogeneity/conformity -- i.e. to "school" kids to adopt a group identity. https://www.unwelcomeguests.net/540_-_Outing_School_3_(Teaching_for_Money_v._Learning_for_Love) for more on this.

[–]Tiwaking 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Parents didnt send their kids to school with the intention that their children would end up dumber than they are.

[–]gretathroatborg 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

the american education system was much more difficult, and students performed much better, in the past. always funny when dumb fags try to insult ppl from hundreds of years ago and can't do the same level of math that 14 year olds used to