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I frequently see videos from around the world or hear directly from the teachers I know, that the children currently in schools are averse to and perform badly in reading and writing skills and even basic reasoning skills. It's extremely alarming - in some places, 8th graders are performing at 2nd grade levels! Their attention span is also reported to be very short.

To be honest, I'm a bit skeptical and am waiting for study results on this. The reports are that unbelievable. Of course, this isn't uniform among that population. But the incidence is a bit too frequent for my comfort. I don't remember any other generation complaining so much about the children like the current one. If I were asked to guess the culprits, I would pick social media and AI slop. But again, I'm waiting for a rigorous scientific confirmation.

But if it's true, I am scared to think about the emotional and neurological mess these kids are going to find themselves in.

casey2•15m ago

Why is the title so misleading? That isn't at all what the study measured. Just read the article 1) looked at a group of 80-year-olds for 8 years 2) checked their economic status throughout life using reading and leisure time (# of library and museum visits as a proxy) 3) Found that higher scores in lifetime enrichment were associated with a 38% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and a 36% lower risk of MCI.

They did everything possible so you wouldn't draw the idiotic conclusion and yet you still clickbait. Shameful! A rise in shark attacks doesn't increase ice cream sales. Reading and writing Absolutely CANNOT lower dementia risk and you are a liar if you claim otherwise. If you want to lower your dementia risk be born with a higher SES.