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[–] blackberry@midwest.social 6 points 18 hours ago (3 children)
[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

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/

[–] ExhaleSmile@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

Doesn't feel like it...

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Never before have we had such access to knowledge. This must have an impact, preferably beneficial.

[–] blackberry@midwest.social 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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"

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

We desperately need teachers to help their students learn critical thinking.