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As IQ scores decline in the US, experts blame the rise of tech— how stupid is your state?
This is just the decline to be expected from declining educational standards. Education does have some influence on measured IQ. In a futile attempt to bridge the black/white "gap" in educational achievement Leftists have extensively "dumbed down" American education
Do all Americans go through a process of dumbening?
IQ scores in the US are on the wane for the first time ever — and experts are saying that technology is to blame.
A report from 2023 revealed the depressing reality — that the average intelligence test score fell from 100 to 98, a dismal, two point decline after a previously uninterrupted 30 point rise that began in 1905.
Test-takers are quizzed on matters of logic, spatial reasoning, visual and mathematical problem-solving and vocabulary. Scores have only been tracked since the beginning of the 20th century.
Now, experts theorize that the problem dates back to the millennium, when Americans began relying more heavily on tech in their daily lives — a reliance that has only grown.
“I do suspect that increased technology use could be playing a role in impacting our nation’s overall literacy levels,” Dr. Stefan Dombrowski, a psychology professor at Rider University, told the Daily Mail.
“It is well known that people who read and write more, generally score higher on IQ tests — of course, this is a chicken/egg scenario,” he explained.
“Do these individuals engage in reading and writing activities more frequently because they are brighter, or do they become brighter…on IQ tests because they read more?”
The data shows there is now a gap of approximately eight points between the smartest state — New Hampshire, with an average IQ of 103.2 — and the least smart, New Mexico, all the way down at 95, according to World Population Review.
Behind New Hampshire are Massachusetts (103.1), Minnesota (102.9) and Vermont (102.2), with North Dakota and Wyoming tied at number five (101.7).
The bottom five in 2024 are New Mexico (95), Louisiana (95.2), Mississippi (95.8), Alabama (96.4) and Nevada (96.6).
According to scientists, the average person ought to be able to score around 100 on an IQ test. Anyone managing 115-130 would be considered “gifted,” while an elite group — labeled as “genius” — will score between 130-145.
Hetty Roessingh, professor emerita of education at the University of Calgary, told the Mail previously that young children are no longer meeting traditional academic benchmarks as they grow up, now that technology has become so widely available.
‘There is a level of academic underachievement, where students are underprepared for college,’ Roessingh said.
The professor said that time spent with devices like phones and iPads means less time for more effective methods of increasing one’s intelligence level.
Adult brains are also at risk, as we spend more time asking Siri and Google for information than we might have previously stored in our brains, the Mail suggested.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/03/lifestyle/iq-scores-decline-in-the-us-where-does-your-state-rank/
******************************************Rutgers students counter anti-Israel agitators on campus by waving American flag, chanting 'USA! USA!'
Anti-Israel protesters on campus at Rutgers University were countered by a large group of patriotic students waving an American flag and chanting "USA!" on Thursday.
Video from Thursday afternoon showed a large gathering between the two chanting groups on Voorhees Mall at the New Brunswick, New Jersey, university.
As the anti-Israel group yelled "Free, Free Palestine!" and "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" the patriotic group could be heard repeatedly chanting "USA! USA! USA!"
At a later point during the demonstration, a couple of people within the anti-Israel group began instructing their protesters to link up to form a circular human chain in front of the students chanting in favor of America.
As the people were linking up, a woman within their group came over a bullhorn and said, "We are not protesting. We're not. We have to clean up. We have to leave."
It's unclear what she said after that, but it's likely the protesters were in the beginning stages of taking down their encampment after negotiations were reportedly made with Rutgers administrators.
Before they began breaking down their human chain, the "USA!" chants from the patriotic students surrounding them got louder and eventually turned into the singing of the National Anthem.
Some singing students could be seen holding their hands over their hearts and at least one student was waving an American flag. When they were done singing, the "USA!" chants resumed.
The anti-Israel protesters agreed to end their demonstration by 4 p.m. on Thursday after coming to an agreement with university administrators, according to a statement from Rutgers.
"All students involved will leave the encampment, remove all tents and personal belongings, and clear the mall of all trash. This agreement is contingent upon no further disruptions and adherence to University policies," the statement said.
A variation of eight of the protesters' ten demands were met by Rutgers administrators, according to the statement. The university did not immediately agree to divest from firms tied to Israel and said it would not be terminating its partnership with Tel Aviv University.
Rutgers said it is meeting with its endowment board and will undergo "the review process that is outlined in the university's investment policy."
The university did agree to accept at least 10 displaced Palestinian students to study at Rutgers on scholarship; to create an Arab Cultural Center on each Rutgers campus; to continue its relationship with Birzeit University and to look into student exchange and study abroad opportunities; to continue using the words "Palestine, Palestinians and Gazans" in future communications about the region; to hire a senior administrator with "cultural competency" in Arab, Muslim and Palestinian affairs; to create a feasibility study for the creation of a Department of Middle East Studies; to make sure flags representing all students enrolled at Rutgers are displayed in appropriate areas on campus; and to not retaliate against students, faculty or staff for simply participating in the encampment.
"We are pleased to report that these students have agreed to peacefully end their protest. They have committed to removing their tents and belongings, effectively clearing Voorhees Mall," Chancellor Francine Conway said in a statement. "This process began before the 4 p.m. deadline and is currently underway."
The video ended by showing the anti-Israel protesters taking down and packing up the encampment.
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Over half of anti-Israel protestors arrested at the University of Texas in Austin during a protest earlier this week were adults with no ties to the Univeristy
The university issued a statement saying “of the 79 people arrested on our campus Monday, 45 had no affiliation with UT Austin.”
The protesters included a former elementary school teacher, a costume designer, a Palestinian store-owner and interpreter, all of whom were between 30 and 59 and unaffiliated with the university according to the Daily Mail.
Authorities confiscated guns, buckets of large rocks, bricks, steel enforced wood planks, mallets, and chains from protestors, according to the school, which said there had been staff members who were “physically assaulted and threatened.”
In addition, protestors “headbutted” police, hit them with horse poop, and slashed their car tires with knives.
UT President Jay Hartzell had called in state troopers to quell the violent protests on April 24 and make arrests.
“These numbers validate our concern that much of the disruption on campus over the past week has been orchestrated by people from outside the University, including groups with ties to escalating protests at other universities around the country,” the school said.
One of the protestors was 55-year-old Julian Reyes, who seems to be a protest regular in Austin featuring his confrontations with police he calls “micro tyrants” on his YouTube channel, according to the Daily Mail.
Reyes was one of the non-UT affiliated individuals arrested on April 24 for criminal trespassing after he allegedly refused to leave despite a notice to disperse given by police, according to an arrest warrant.
Reyes has been arrested at least nine times. He calls himself the “Lizard King” and was seen being arrested at UT while carrying a lizard.
Arrested Sophia Deloretto-Chudy, 28, is a former third-grade teacher who was fired from Becker Elementary School in Austin for badmouthing her superiors on TikTok over an administrative review of her teaching.
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