Gen Z Is the First Generation Dumber Than Their Parents

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Gen Z has managed something no modern generation pulled off before. The data comes from neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath, who has spent years reviewing standardized testing results across age groups. “They’re the first generation in modern history to score lower on standardized academic tests than the one before it,” Horvath told the New York Post. Horvath told senators that across roughly 80 countries, academic performance drops after digital technology becomes widely embedded in classrooms.

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