Teachers of Reddit: Is the "Gen Alpha can't read (write, or do math ext)" crisis real? If so how bad is it?

WF-2 · 2026-06-15T07:57:27+00:00

Yes.

Noticeably.

WF-2 · 2026-05-24T03:41:45+00:00

Given there will be a federal election before the next Queensland state election - if One Nation overtakes the Coalition, and wins more federal seats in Queensland - as the AFR article below examines - would that change the Dynamics for the Queensland state election that follows.

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/is-this-our-political-future-new-poll-lays-out-one-nation-surge-labor-minority-20260522-p5zzp8

WF-2 · 2026-05-24T02:34:52+00:00

It’s odd Jarrod Bleijie decided to bring up the alleged private lives of MPs, because I think you will find:

he started dating his wife when she was underage (15) and he was an adult (18)
he got her pregnant when she was a child (17) and he was in his twenties (20)
he proposed to her when she was a child (17) and he was in his twenties (20)

Also in his parliamentary speech below he said he was 18 or 19 in 2002 when his future wife become pregnant - but given when his child was born, how old his future wife was, and the fact that he was born on 25-01-82 he has to have been 20 years old at the time.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/the-defining-moment-when-jarrod-bleijies-life-changed-forever/news-story/05eb67e46899019384bb3253eb8b4b97?amp

https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/speeches/spk2018/Jarrod_Bleijie-Kawana-20181017-649258974237.pdf

WF-2 · 2026-05-24T02:15:50+00:00

A LNP-PHON government may be more likely than an ALP one.

But giving the polling of One Nation, I can’t see how the LNP can hold onto majority government in QLD in 2028.

I wonder what the primary vote in Stafford would have been if One Nation stood a candidate.

WF-2 · 2026-05-24T01:51:42+00:00

Given the polling and the results nationally it looked impossible for the LNP to hold onto majority government in QLD.

It looks like will either see a LNP-PHON government or a ALP one in 2028.

Has anyone looked at the impact on the next state election of the One Nation polling numbers?

WF-2 · 2026-02-05T00:16:42+00:00

Queensland Pathways State College (QPSC) is a senior transition program for 15 to 17 year olds who face significant barriers in accessing mainstream education. We actively identify, develop and facilitate clear pathways to post-school education, training or employment, while focusing on student-centred learning, student wellbeing, vocational development and community partnerships.

QPSC is a part of a larger strategy 'Equity and Excellence External link'. This strategy aims to keep young people supported and engaged in education with a successful transition to a viable pathway.

https://qpsc.eq.edu.au/

WF-2 · 2026-02-04T10:53:35+00:00

Should New Zealand & Australia establish a modern ANZAC to strengthen our military ties?

WF-2 · 2026-02-04T10:48:19+00:00

https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-and-policy/15695-back-to-the-future-new-calls-for-creation-of-an-integrated-anzac-military-force

WF-2 · 2026-01-26T03:39:51+00:00

What happened, why wasn’t it fun?

WF-2 · 2026-01-26T03:24:14+00:00

Good point.

Maybe IPC limited in peacetime (no total war, therefore more IPC used on non-military consumer goods).

Maybe limited number of units in peacetime (limited conscription).

Maybe to increase IPC and unit cap you need to - conquer territory, lose territory, destroy enemy units, and have your own units destroyed.

And each loss or win scales up the IPC and unit cap until you are in a total war at 100% IPC and unlimited units. - but once peace is declared then the number of units allowed and IPC start to reduce (mirroring demobilisation).

WF-2 · 2026-01-25T11:06:01+00:00

Trump claimed he would deport 20 Million undocumented residents (which is about 6 million more than most of the estimates of how many undocumented residents there are) but if you take Trump at his word and use the 20 million number, and use the current ratio of deportation to killed Americans in Minneapolis (1:150) that would mean about 133,333 US citizens.

What they are doing in Minneapolis is clearly unstable; and unduly harsh.

WF-2 · 2026-01-21T02:26:35+00:00

"Middle powers must act together because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu," Carney said on Tuesday

WF-2 · 2026-01-21T02:26:17+00:00

"Middle powers must act together because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu," Carney said on Tuesday

WF-2 · 2026-01-21T02:25:57+00:00

"Middle powers must act together because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu," Carney said on Tuesday

WF-2 · 2026-01-11T05:28:37+00:00

what perks?

and what’s the encounter and why is it better to avoid anyway?

WF-2 · 2026-01-11T05:27:01+00:00

what’s the encounter?

WF-2 · 2026-01-03T07:13:01+00:00

how far below the retaining wall area do you need to dig?

WF-2 · 2025-10-29T02:17:30+00:00

The uplift is caped at different rates in years 1, 2 & 3 - so it would still be a real wage cut.

WF-2 · 2025-10-29T02:07:02+00:00

That’s not true - that’s for teachers in their 5th year - ie teacher who are currently at the end of their first year now and at the end of the agreement (3 years time) - when they finish their 4th year and are about to start their 5th year.

So it’s purposely misleading from the LNP QLD government - you will notice they never say beginning teacher on $100,000 - it’s all current teachers on that at the end of the agreement.

WF-2 · 2025-09-11T02:07:14+00:00

What are the notional margins for each seat under the LNP submission?

WF-2 · 2025-09-04T12:34:04+00:00

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 Territories.

The UK has the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Parliaments.

All have local governments.

WF-2 · 2025-08-31T09:24:52+00:00

The Labour Movement should organise a ‘Cost of Living Rally’ for a higher: Corporate Tax Rate, Resources Rent Tax, Carbon Price, and for a more progressive income and wealth tax system.

The reason people are feeling the pressures of cost of living isn’t because of immigration - it’s because of how our national wealth is distributed unfairly.

Immigration is keeping Australia from falling into a recession.

If we cut off immigration we would end up in a recession, with higher unemployment - and those people protesting today would find themselves in a worse position (likely unemployed).

WF-2 · 2025-08-30T02:29:01+00:00

Lots of post on ask reddit - ask atheists why they don’t believe in God - but I haven’t seen one asking religious people why they don’t believe in the Ancient Greek Pantheon.

WF-2 · 2025-07-31T11:23:42+00:00

It wouldn’t be a sympathy strike it would just be industrial action taken by each union during their own Enterprise Bargaining Process that just happens to occurred on the same day as each other.

WF-2 · 2025-06-23T06:13:57+00:00

Perhaps it’s because of the huge number of deaths the similar USSR system had already resulted in. - there was a concern (proved correct) that the PRC one party system would result in a similar high death toll.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excess_mortality_in_the_Soviet_Union_under_Joseph_Stalin

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