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Dare Obasanjo Feb 25

Gen Z is the first generation in modern history to perform worse on standardized tests than their parents.

Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath blamed the introduction of technology over textbooks in schools and the rise of the iPhone.

I believe COVID also was a major inflection point which many never recovered from.

https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-time-cellphone-bans-standardized-test-scores/

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology.

Fortune

@carnage4life Ní dóigh liom gur féidir trialacha caighdeánaithe a chur i gcomparáid glúin i ndiaidh glúine mar seo. Ba chóir iad a athnormú gach 15 bliain nó mar sin, nar chóir? Má tá meath cognaíoch ag tarlú, ní hé seo an dóigh é a mheas.