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| − | To '''dumb down''' is to deprive [[education]] or communications of meaningful content, resulting in students or an audience who are less informed, knowledgeable or capability of [[reasoning]] than their potential. Often the victims of "dumbing down" are unaware of the effect | + | To '''dumb down''' is to deprive [[education]] or communications of meaningful content, resulting in students or an audience who are less informed, knowledgeable or capability of [[reasoning]] than their potential. Often the victims of "dumbing down" are unaware of the effect. |
| − | Television, [[reality TV]] and social media are examples of aspects of the [[media]] that dumbs down its audience. | + | Starting with the massive [[television]] exposure of the [[Baby boomer]]s, the Internet - [[video game]] playing of [[Generation X]] and now the [[social media]] [[reality TV]] world of the [[Teacup Generation]], [[Postmodernism|modern]] people have been dumbed down more than any other [[generation]] resulting in "[[Teacup Generation|teacup tendencies]]". Television, [[reality TV]] and social media are examples of aspects of the [[media]] that dumbs down its audience. |
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
* [[Common Core]], [[No Child Left Behind]], [[Race to the Top]] | * [[Common Core]], [[No Child Left Behind]], [[Race to the Top]] | ||
* [[Indoctrination]] by [[Public schools in the United States]] and [[Common Core]] [[Public school values]] and [[Professor values]] | * [[Indoctrination]] by [[Public schools in the United States]] and [[Common Core]] [[Public school values]] and [[Professor values]] | ||
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* [[Social media]] | * [[Social media]] | ||
| − | + | == External links == | |
| − | == External | ||
*[http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1610/466/Dumb_As_A_Rock:_You_Will_Be_Absolutely_Amazed_At_The_Things_That_U.S._High_School_Students_Do_Not_Know.html Dumb As A Rock: You Will Be Absolutely Amazed At The Things That U.S. High School Students Do Not Know] | *[http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1610/466/Dumb_As_A_Rock:_You_Will_Be_Absolutely_Amazed_At_The_Things_That_U.S._High_School_Students_Do_Not_Know.html Dumb As A Rock: You Will Be Absolutely Amazed At The Things That U.S. High School Students Do Not Know] | ||
[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:16, May 4, 2019
To dumb down is to deprive education or communications of meaningful content, resulting in students or an audience who are less informed, knowledgeable or capability of reasoning than their potential. Often the victims of "dumbing down" are unaware of the effect.
Starting with the massive television exposure of the Baby boomers, the Internet - video game playing of Generation X and now the social media reality TV world of the Teacup Generation, modern people have been dumbed down more than any other generation resulting in "teacup tendencies". Television, reality TV and social media are examples of aspects of the media that dumbs down its audience.