In Australia its been in a downward spiral for years.
15 years ago I had "words" with my daughters primary school about not picking up her spelling mistakes... their response was "it stifles their creativity".
Now I have a uni student who can't spell - and can't rely on spellchecker because she simply doesn't know which is the correct version.
If the schools stopped continually testing our kids (NAPLAN) and actually started teaching our kids - we'd have a fighting chance.
But alas - the gov't closes down the TAFEs and kids can no longer learn the basics of mechanics, carpentry, hairdressing, sewing etc
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