Come on people, social media didn’t make kids bad at reading comprehension. That frames the unacceptable as inevitable. Mass disinvestment from humanities education, from teaching nuance, critique, and deliberation did. Policy is the problem and policy is the solution. Eyes on the prize.
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Most kids are stupid. Just incase you didn't know. BTW.
"Why bother trying if it doesn't really matter anyway" isn't a totally wrong takeaway.
Reinforcing humanities education with policies that promote critical thinking is the fix we need.
But sure, the woman who was in a classroom for ten years knows nothing. Got it. You're another non-educator who thinks you know about education.
Additionally, I've encountered products of phonics programs who can decode--i.e., read the words--but not understand the meaning of what they are decoding.
YOU NEED BOTH.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Engelmann
...And isn't it weird that both short-form and long-form video online have exploded in popularity at the exact same time of this phenomenon?
Not that the two wouldn't be connected, but unclear to me how tightly they're actually coupled
None of those examples were generally accessible 24/7- you'd just have what was on, when you could watch.
I'm still wondering, 🤔 if China has "problematic" trends in its TikTok too. Like stealing Teslas and urinals. Idk. I'm just always curious!
I'm not sure if it's declining in other countries, it doesn't look like it? Graphs ending after 2019 will be distorted by the fact that some kids weren't able to learn from home during lockdowns
It's about making reading enjoyable. Finding the thing that they like and going from there. Schools can only do so much. Especially with stressed teachers.
But educated people wouldn't vote for policies that don't make sense.
*welp 😬💩🤭
So much this!
SM does, however, make kids bad at *people* comprehension.