Another attempt at bullshit political theater that comes at the expense of Texans. All to boost his already failed Senate campaign.

I believe they stop working on literacy early on. I taught 10th-grade English in two US states, and over five years of teaching, I maybe had four students reading at grade level. Yet a majority of my students went on to college. How does that work?

Noam Chomsky is (was?) a linguistics professor at MIT who is mainly known for his social commentary and criticism.

They significantly reduced reading comprehension and made a large chunk of the population reliant on smartphones and technology for basic tasks. This timeline sucks.

I absolutely agree with you. Unfortunately, when the system incentivizes keeping bodies in seats for funding, it creates an environment that is not conducive to learning. Admin forced teachers to adjust grades on numerous occasions. And I suspect standardized tests are manipulated before they are sent in. But that can only last for so long, those tests will eventually be computerized.

I don’t think people understand the impact that an entire generation (or generations at this point) lacking a general education and being functionally illiterate is going to have on society.

I only see this at gas stations and rural restaurants now in the US southwest.

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