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wedge @lemmy.one

3w ago

No, but Probably

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damn they were just saying we were all getting smarter
https://humanprogress.org/trends/iq-scores-rising-massively/
- That would be global, the OG article is focused on the USA. America does not have a good track record of making sure it's public schools are well funded and being held to a standard.
  https://futurism.com/neoscope/human-intelligence-declining-trends
  I was curious about the PISA test mentioned in that article and also found this.
  https://www.educationnext.org/pisa-mission-failure-with-so-much-evidence-student-testing-why-do-education-systems-struggle/
- Doesn't feel like it...
- Never before have we had such access to knowledge. This must have an impact, preferably beneficial.
  
  I say this meme that said something like "practical joke idea: give everyone all the world's knowledge, but don't tell them what's true or false"
  
  We desperately need teachers to help their students learn critical thinking.

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