No, but Probably

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blackberry@midwest.social · 8 pts · 1y (5 replies)

damn they were just saying we were all getting smarter

https://humanprogress.org/trends/iq-scores-rising-massively/

SoupBrick@pawb.social · 8 pts · 1y

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 pts · 1y

Doesn't feel like it...

Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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

blackberry@midwest.social · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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 pts · 1y

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

Mogenblue@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
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