This is the place for discussing the potential collapse of modern civilization and the environment.
Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.
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What's the point of doing well in school?
Kids are smart enough to know that doesn't guarantee anything anymore.
So why are they in school 40hrs a week like a job? So their parents have somewhere to dump them while they work 40hrs a week? Just so you can all stay alive and nothing more?
The rich have broken the social contract, we should expect to see an increasing amount of poor people start breaking the contract as well.
The promise used to be that an education would improve your life in the future.
Seguey to an interesting article in the Financial Times about "have we reached peak intelligence"
The.comments from teachers were eye opening.
Public schools also got lazier too, just passing people when they should failing students just to keep funding. Often times they stick them into nonessential classes so it wouldn't affect their funding. They are doing a disservice to students when schools are already underfunded as it is. Setups them up poorly for even community college courses
It would be interesting to know which explanation each country has.
Probably cell phones
They specifically think they ruled out factors like technology, covid and support for the teachers, because different countries isolated for those variables.
I read a lot of the report, but not all. I think technology is a factor in decline. Small amount of access is beneficial, but deteriorates as usage goes up. I've seen similar data in Canada's testing/surveys
Cell phones existed 10 years ago
Student performance has been on a declining trend for 10 years.
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Higher levels of atmospheric CO2 could be increasing CO2 concentration inside buildings with poor ventilation.