Yeah, pretty much. This is an impressive level of shrillness.
Re: “Douchebag” and “impressive level of shrillness”
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He’s just illustrating the dumbing down of US education (i.e. lowering the level of difficulty and the intellectual content of something, such as a textbook; also : lowering the general level of intelligence in society.)
...as also described in the following article
An 1895 8th Grade Final Exam: I Couldn’t Pass It. Could You?
https://newrepublic.com/article/79470/1895-8th-grade-final-exam-i-couldnt-pass-it-could-you