Americans' IQ Declining for First Time in Almost a Century, Study Finds

[mystery-ak]

Americans' IQ Declining for First Time in Almost a Century, Study Finds
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Report authors point to school districts dumbing down curriculum standards

Americans' average IQ is in decline for the first time in nearly a century, according to a new study, a finding that comes as many schools gut curricula standards to promote so-called equity and inclusion.

Young Americans between the ages of 18 and 22 saw the biggest decline in IQ, according to a new study published in the psychology journal Intelligence and reported on by Campus Reform. The study's authors suggest that these IQ declines occurring between 2006 and 2018 may be due to poor-quality education.

The findings could indicate "that either the caliber of education has decreased across this study's sample and/or that there has been a shift in the perceived value of certain cognitive skills," according to the report.

The study comes as school districts across the country eliminate honors curricula from high schools in the name of racial equity. Culver City School District in Los Angeles caught backlash from parents of honors students who lost opportunities to enroll in accelerated programs.

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[Wingnut]

When a generation doesn't know which bathroom to use you have to figure they are getting dumber by the day.

[catfish1957]

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[mountaineer]

Children do not exercise their minds nor their bodies anymore. They spend roughly 9 hours a day staring at phones.

[Kamaji]

or that there has been a shift in the perceived value of certain cognitive skills

Bingo!  Somebody give the author a ceegar.

Logic and rational thinking are not valued by the left, and accordingly have been disincentivized by teachers unions, with the result that the younger generations are increasingly incapable of fully using the brains God gave to them.

[Fishrrman]

Here's a link to the actual study:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289623000156#f0005

Note that the only breakdowns presented are by "gender" and by "age".

But... nothing to reflect the change in demographics over the past 15-20 years.

I contend that IF demographics were taken into consideration, we would see that little has changed between the various racial/ethnic groups vis-a-vis their earlier scores.

What HAS changed is there are now fewer white youth in the sampling, and many MANY more Hispanic youths in the younger age grouping.

This would tend to lower the IQ average somewhat, as Hispanics have a lower average IQ than do whites.

Thus, the "study" doesn't really mean that much...