Carefully Educated to Be Idiots
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- #literacy-decline
- #education-reform
- #phonics-vs-whole-language
- The article discusses how the American education system has been deliberately altered to limit intelligence and literacy, influenced by billionaire industrialists and government policies.
- Key books like 'The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America' and 'The Leipzig Connection' expose the psychological and social conditioning methods used in education.
- Phonics-based reading instruction is shown to be more neurologically efficient, yet modern methods like whole language focus on social conditioning rather than literacy.
- Studies indicate that non-phonics methods may contribute to dyslexia and poor reading comprehension, despite claims of unaffected literacy rates.
- SAT and PSAT scores have declined even as tests have been made easier, reflecting broader educational failures.
- Corporate language and stakeholder terminology dominate modern educational frameworks, shifting focus from learning to social and industrial molding.
- The article provides extensive resources for further research, including studies, books, and articles on the decline of literacy and critical thinking.