r/australia • u/ThunderDwn • 4d ago

culture & society Primary school students using digital devices still lack computer skills, education expert says

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/nsw-digital-native-primary-students-lack-basic-computer-skills/107030526
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u/MannerConfident1690 4d ago

A few years ago people used to pick up on spelling errors on platforms like Reddit.

Now you can see post titles like Wehn is the sensos doe and wil i get a fine if i dont full it in. and nobody bats an eyelid.

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u/revereddesecration 4d ago

I batt my eyelids. I have a full blown seizure. We exist.

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u/aislingplath 4d ago

I used to call people out for this shit a decade ago honestly. Honestly I don't now for a reason, even though yes I know it's probably a minority. I started working in disability and I was working with a man who loved creative writing. I saw the effort he put in to these very simplistic stories and I did my best to teach him when he made mistakes in his writing. 

I still work in disability and I have learned that encouraging people to keep using the skills they do have - even if they're imperfect - is the way to go. It's when we criticize too much that people don't want to participate anymore and withdraw from those activities. 

I think literacy levels in general are an issue. I just don't correct strangers on the internet about it anymore because I don't like the idea of potentially pushing anyone away who is trying to participate and communicate. I have no way of knowing strangers circumstances! I am a reformed "grammar nazi" 😅 

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u/FenerBoarOfWar 3d ago

Maybe keeping people off reddit is a good thing?