Dumbing Down

June 10th, 2007

Interesting quote from this well written article, discussing both sides of the issue:

“Bill Otto, a health care consultant, says he thinks it’s part of the “dumbing down of our system.”

“What’s next? Where does it stop?” he asks. “The public library is trying to be all things to all people — but maybe that’s wrong. We just keep adjusting the standards and lowering them.”

2 COmments on “Dumbing Down”

1. Educational Discourse » Blog Archive » Digital Confusion Says:
   June 10th, 2007 at 6:49 pm

   [...] schools because of what might happen. More recently is the suggestion that the internet is “dumbing down” society and we’re now set to live in mediocracy, this according to Andrew [...]

2. Ross Holt Says:
   June 12th, 2007 at 7:39 am

   The (Raleigh) News & Observer considers the same topic today: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/600761.html