I have a ton of critical things to say about the state of American education, evidentiary standards in teaching things like reading, and compulsory schooling bu

I have a ton of critical things to say about the state of American education, evidentiary standards in teaching things like reading, and compulsory schooling but the arguments in this article are so muddled I don't know where to start. But to begin: >The need for memorization of historical facts, spelling rules, multiplication tables, arithmetic operations such as long division, basic scientific facts, and a whole host of other pieces of information is seriously undermined by the widespread ownership of smartphones among young adults. This is an unbelievably stupid argument. First it misses that vocabulary, cultural context, and a sort of mental schema are all essential for reading comprehension. Moreover how the fuck are you supposed to know what to google for if you don't possess some baseline of facts and general knowledge?