Comment Back in the middle age (Score 1) 136
That look like the USA will go down and down.
There no plan, no benefice, but his own one.
Submission + - College Students Are Rapidly Losing the Ability to Read (futurism.com)
schwit1 writes: In a new essay for The Chronicle Higher Education , university-level literature and writing instructor Tyler Jagt recalls how not a single one of his students could get through an assigned 20-page article, something that he had read "without complaint" as an undergraduate a decade ago.
One student confessed that the reason they didn't finish was that they kept losing track of what the paper was about. And there's no doubt that they're not alone.
Jagt cites the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress reading assessment results released last year. It showed that 12th grade reading scores were at the lowest level since the assessment began in 1992. Nearly a third of those 12th graders scored below the assessment's "basic" level in reading, meaning they likely "cannot draw general conclusions based on concepts presented explicitly in a text." Younger children aren't better off: a recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that 70 percent of fourth graders, or around two million kids, can't read at a proficient level.
"What I am seeing in my classroom is no longer a hunch," Jagt writes. "There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing, and the academy is responding to it with improvisation and exhaustion rather than the structural overhaul it requires."
Pupils arriving unable to read is an increasingly common complaint from college-level educators amid the explosion of generative AI. Many students treat AI as a genuine learning tool — perhaps to summarize a lengthy article they can't understand, for example — becoming reliant on its speedy responses to race through coursework.
More flagrantly detrimental to learning, plenty more use the tech to generate entire essays and solve math problems — or, in a word, cheat. That many universities have partnered with tech companies to provide students with access to their shiny AI models has only served to rubber stamp and accelerate the tech's adoption in the classroom, marooning individual instructors to figure out how to work around AI on their own.
One student confessed that the reason they didn't finish was that they kept losing track of what the paper was about. And there's no doubt that they're not alone.
Jagt cites the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress reading assessment results released last year. It showed that 12th grade reading scores were at the lowest level since the assessment began in 1992. Nearly a third of those 12th graders scored below the assessment's "basic" level in reading, meaning they likely "cannot draw general conclusions based on concepts presented explicitly in a text." Younger children aren't better off: a recent report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that 70 percent of fourth graders, or around two million kids, can't read at a proficient level.
"What I am seeing in my classroom is no longer a hunch," Jagt writes. "There is a measurable, generational collapse in sustained reading and writing, and the academy is responding to it with improvisation and exhaustion rather than the structural overhaul it requires."
Pupils arriving unable to read is an increasingly common complaint from college-level educators amid the explosion of generative AI. Many students treat AI as a genuine learning tool — perhaps to summarize a lengthy article they can't understand, for example — becoming reliant on its speedy responses to race through coursework.
More flagrantly detrimental to learning, plenty more use the tech to generate entire essays and solve math problems — or, in a word, cheat. That many universities have partnered with tech companies to provide students with access to their shiny AI models has only served to rubber stamp and accelerate the tech's adoption in the classroom, marooning individual instructors to figure out how to work around AI on their own.
Comment Trump going full communist (Score 1) 99
Public ownership of a private develloped technology its more than just socialism. His friend Putin give Jim ideas.
Comment On the other sidr (Score 1) 56
You got MS that said out loud they want to spy on you and remove your license anytime they want like they did today with office.
And you got linux whom is almost impossible to get on a computer without paying the MS taxes.
Comment When Russia send their brain in jail... (Score 1) 321
or to be killed in Ukraine, on its side, Ukraine give them everything they need to survive and be a brain.
Comment I hope that those whom made that awfull infoternme (Score 1) 41
The f. is that, why recreating thing that works.
Submission + - J. Craig Venter, genomics pioneer and founder of JCVI and Diploid Genomics, Inc. (jcvi.org)
joshuark writes: The renowned genomics pioneer Dr. J. Craig Venter died on April 29, 2026, at age 79, following a brief hospitalization for unexpected side effects from cancer treatment.
Venter is best known for racing to sequence the human genome, founding the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), and creating the first synthetic bacterial cell.
“Craig believed that science moves forward when people are willing to think differently, move decisively, and build what doesn’t yet exist,” said Anders Dale, president of JCVI. “His leadership and vision reshaped genomics and helped ignite synthetic biology. We will honor his legacy by continuing the mission he built—advancing genomic science, championing the public investments that make discovery possible, and partnering broadly to turn knowledge into impact.”
Venter is best known for racing to sequence the human genome, founding the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), and creating the first synthetic bacterial cell.
“Craig believed that science moves forward when people are willing to think differently, move decisively, and build what doesn’t yet exist,” said Anders Dale, president of JCVI. “His leadership and vision reshaped genomics and helped ignite synthetic biology. We will honor his legacy by continuing the mission he built—advancing genomic science, championing the public investments that make discovery possible, and partnering broadly to turn knowledge into impact.”
Comment Re:Am I the only one with F-Droid problems? (Score 2) 53
I use F-Droid on multiple phone and tablet since 2 or more years without anyproblem
Never had a corrupt or any other unwanted thing on it.
I use it on multiple samsung phones, motorola and Ulefone.
My principal calculator is only available on f-droid (graph 89)
Comment LineageOS and others ? (Score 2) 53
I use lineageOS on my phone (Motorola Ace One) and none of the Google App. everything is from F-Droid.
I'm very happy with it, the battery last multiple days since I don't have any bloatware on the phone.
I was a Samsung Ultra User, I have the S22 Ultra (512), S23 Ultra (512) and S24 Ultra (1t).
The moto camera aren't has good then the Ultra Camera, but they are enough good.
Nobody follow, me I don't have silly advertizing popup on my phone.
FY Google.
I just hope that the new policy doesn't affect OpenSource Android like LineageOS!
Comment Re: I use a lot of non-play-store apps (Score 2) 72
I have f-droid on a bunch of phones recent and old for all my familly, samsung S24, Ulefune, Unihetz, Motorola all without any problem.
Comment I use a lot of non-play-store apps (Score 3, Informative) 72
And with the upcomming restriction of the Android Platform that Google annonce for this year, I'm very glad at Motorola / Lenovo to bright this option, I hope that other major manufacturers follows.
I also hope that the first Motorola GrapheneOS will be out in Canada before the Googlerestriction on third appstore software.
Long live to the OSS
Long live to f-Droid
And prospert
Comment Ha Ha Ha (Score 0) 63
Ha ha ha ha ha
Men who the
Comment I use Yahoo to read my Gmail (Score 1) 92
Because Yahoo is less invasive
Comment Québec had this rule in effect since Se (Score 1) 39
And everyone are very happy, grade are better, physical activities are better. Nobody complain
Comment Gib Gnab (Score 0) 67
Douglas Adams was right all that time
