Hackers' Pub

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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
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Jenniferplusplus @jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io

11/25/2025, 9:21:41 PM

Public

I have thought about this article approximately 10,000 times since I first read it last week.

https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading

It helps to explain *so many things*. Why are the obvious lies spewed by fox news so convincing? Why do people get so mad on social media about things no one said? Why do people so readily see intelligence in chat slop?

In part, because they literally can't read. They can recognize maybe a couple hundred words, and they guess at the rest.

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.

www.apmreports.org

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