40 million from 20 since Expo ’67, we have seen myriad newcomers who don’t know the official languages. There has also been, since 2000, a simultaneous dumbing down of the education system with fewer books and critical thinking all but taboo because of declining reading and writing levels.
Just how far have things regressed and devolved on the literacy fronts?
The city of Winnipeg is now taking steps to dumb down their documents and communications to grade 8 reading level.
Uh, who will need to take English in school beyond grade 8 if this policy catches on and spreads? For sure, a person, who is at grade 8 reading level, won’t be beyond that for writing and speaking levels. And certainly, won’t be able to do any kind of critical response, reading, questioning, and thinking beyond grade 8.
In other words, a simple-minded, malleable, dupable population in terms of large-cale control and messaging via advertising and politics. A population resembling that of Orwell’s 1984.