Are we getting dumber?

The film Idiocracy is a dark comedy about our culture, 500 years in the future, and the amazing level of stupidity achieved as a result of intelligent couples having less children, while the more stupid couples seemed to be breeding almost for sport.  Consumerism, anti-intellectualism, media saturation, and general apathy rule the new day.

A popular tv show is "Ow My Balls!" in which male contestants are kicked in their junk for audience amusement, and the President of the United States, a former porn star and professional wrestler, drinks 40oz. beers on his monster truck and fires high-powered weaponry into the air.  The movie is hilarious and quotable- and some would say prescient.

Notes for Learning Skills and the Integrated Trivium online class.

REMEMBER: Deconstruction, Selection, and Deliberate Practice!!!

Neuroplasticity (Wikipedia)

Metacognition (Wikipedia)


Book: Mindset by Carol Dweck

Article: Even Geniuses Work Hard by Carol Dweck