https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/we-are-setting-up-a-generation-to-fail-at-schoolContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/we-are-setting-up-a-generation-to-fail-at-schoolhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/we-are-setting-up-a-generation-to-fail-at-school#u69618Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:06:44 +0000Researcher Peter Gray asserts that a school culture defined by high pressure is the primary driver of the teenage mental health epidemic. In his book Restoring Childhood, Gray argues that the educational system fails students by prioritizing academic pressure over childhood play. This perspective contests the prevailing belief that social media or screen time are the main causes of student distress. These psychological pressures coincide with a broader trend of falling test scores and declining student performance globally.Why it mattersThe debate centers on whether digital habits or systemic https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/we-are-setting-up-a-generation-to-fail-at-schoolhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/we-are-setting-up-a-generation-to-fail-at-school#u68453Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:36:42 +0000Researcher Peter Gray argues that a high-pressure school culture, rather than screen time or social media, drives the mental health epidemic among teenagers. This claim challenges the common view that digital devices are the primary cause of student distress. Gray presents these findings in his book Restoring Childhood, suggesting that the educational system is failing children by prioritizing pressure over the importance of childhood play. This adds a psychological dimension to the existing trend of declining global student performance and falling test scores.Why it mattersGlobal education is https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/we-are-setting-up-a-generation-to-fail-at-schoolhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/we-are-setting-up-a-generation-to-fail-at-school#u67564Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:32:32 +0000Global education is facing a decline in student performance, characterized by plunging test scores and a drop in parental interest in schooling. In the United States, reading scores have plummeted on global examinations. The OECD PISA results covering 2018 to 2025 track these reading score trends, contributing to what some observers describe as a slow-moving catastrophe for the world's schools. This systemic failure suggests a generation is being set up for academic failure as educational outcomes worsen worldwide.Why it mattersThe PISA tests by the OECD provide a standardized metric to c