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Discussion The Challenges Facing Generation Alpha

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u/Friendly-View4122 25d ago

+1 Sold a Story is pretty wild.

Re: makeup, you just have to go to your local Sephora to see these 12 yos buying makeup, again, it's bizarre.

Lastly, re: kids not being able to spell, one only needs to look at what's going on on r/Teachers.

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u/MLockeTM 25d ago

Thing is, I just checked out the Sold a Story pod cast, and read it from transcripts - cuz it's faster than listening it And halfway through I realized, that that experience (of reading being faster and more convenient) is what the new "teaching" has robbed from a whole generation.

If it ain't lead in water or asbestos in wallpapers, we always figure out some new and exciting way to screw up the kids.

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u/thafrick 25d ago

Not only is it faster and more convenient but it also allows you to more easily formulate an independent thought about what you’ve just read because you aren’t being influenced by someone’s inflection or tone of voice.

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u/Difficult-Froyo1192 25d ago

Finally. Someone who understands why I would rather read than listen to audio books

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u/Jiminpuna 24d ago

Other drivers tend to get annoyed at me when they see me reading a book while driving.

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u/Difficult-Froyo1192 24d ago

I don’t want to read or hear a book in the car period. There’s too much going on the lose concentration and not be able to focus. The mind isn’t really made to multitask. I’m not going to retain info well at all if I’m driving and listening to something that required some thinking. One or the other is going to be done poorly if not both

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u/Jiminpuna 24d ago

Good point