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Subject Apparently "Bedtime Procrastination" is a thing / Teacher gives up after kids seem to be getting dumber / All of u…
Date June 5, 2025 12:01 AM
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Study identifies personality traits associated with bedtime procrastination [ [link removed] ]
How terrible does your life have to be that you’re putting off sleep? Have you not done it before? It’s amazing. It’s where I’m a Viking.
This young US teacher just quit with a serious warning to America — says kids ‘can’t even read’ and she’s lost ‘faith’ in some of them [ [link removed] ]
The process of dumbening continues
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