Gen alpha can’t read, but its okay because we have AI now 🙃
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Time Stamps
00:00 - intro
02:07 - the kids aren't alright
07:42 - IXL
09:13 - problems in the classroom
16:12 - too cool for school
24:04 - the AI revolution
36:51 - final thoughts
References & Resources
Sold A Story Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/....0tcUMXBFMGMe8w79MM5Q
Literacy Statistics 2022-2023 - https://www.thenationalliterac....yinstitute.com/post/
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books - https://www.theatlantic.com/ma....gazine/archive/2024/
‘The Reading Year’ - https://hechingerreport.org/the-reading-year-first-grade-is-critical-for-reading-skills-but-kids-coming-from-disrupted-kindergarten-experiences-are-way-behind/#:~:text=Research%20shows%20if%20children%20are%20struggling%20to,to%20still%20be%20struggling%20as%20fourth%20graders.&text=In%202020%2C%2040%20percent%20of%20first%20grade,percent%20and%2029%20percent%20the%20previous%20year
Many kids can’t read, even in high school. - https://hechingerreport.org/ma....ny-kids-cant-read-ev
The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/0....9/01/us/national-tes
The scary truth about how far behind American kids have fallen - https://www.vox.com/education/....372475/math-reading-
How the pandemic has changed teachers’ commitment to remaining in the classroom - https://www.brookings.edu/arti....cles/how-the-pandemi
At a Loss for Words - https://www.apmreports.org/epi....sode/2019/08/22/what
Long-term trends in reading and mathematics achievement - https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=38
Social Media and Youth Mental Health - https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/youth-mental-health/social-media/index.html#:~:text=Children%20and%20adolescents%20who%20spend,symptoms%20of%20depression%20and%20anxiety.&text=This%20is%20concerning%20as%20a,a%20day%20on%20social%20media
Is Student Memory Getting Worse Over the Years? - https://www.teachhub.com/profe....ssional-development/
About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork - https://www.pewresearch.org/sh....ort-reads/2025/01/15
A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0....5/05/technology/ai-h
Will A.I. Help Or Hurt Learning And Education - https://medium.com/@addisonmai....lle58/will-ai-help-o
What Students Are Saying About Using A.I. for Schoolwork - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0....5/08/learning/what-s
AI Could Achieve Human-Like Intelligence By 2030 And 'Destroy Mankind', Google Predicts - https://www.ndtv.com/science/a....i-could-achieve-huma
Unlocking Hearts & Minds: The Transformative Power of AI-Enhanced High-Dose Tutoring - https://www.norc.org/research/....library/unlocking-he
Why Modern Education is Outdated - https://medium.com/@nicholasam....artinez732/why-moder
My previous video about phonics:
https://youtu.be/guT_d7ENfDw?si=BbwX9pAd29iRjWTs
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