Brain Rescue

We need to save our brains:

The art of writing and communication has suffered from intellectual erosion under the tutelage of our schoolmasters. Teachers and administrators may be the worst form of intellectual cognitive climate change. And sadly, we still trust them to educate and improve vulnerable, impressionable children. Our spoken language has fared no better. New Jersey recently declared teachers need not pass the state’s basic literacy test to qualify to teach. How will that improve children’s reading scores? According to the National Center for Education Statistics, we are also behind in adult numeracy and problem-solving skills, and we are on a downward trajectory. How much farther must we descend in our abilities before it will be too late for us to recognize our decline?

Reading is still good for you...