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SAT Scores Hit Four-Decade Low
Breitbart California ^ | 09/05/2015 | by Chriss W. Street

Posted on 09/06/2015 10:39:18 AM PDT by Rusty0604

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To: Rusty0604

Betcha it’s full of them there BRILLIANT Illegal Mehhicccans.

That’s why it’s so high.


41 posted on 09/06/2015 12:28:54 PM PDT by Flintlock (Our soapbox is gone, the ballot box stolen--we're left with the bullet box now.)
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To: grania

The community colleges now take up a lot of the load of the old technical schools, and high skrewels would want students to take the test, even though I don’t think it’s required to go to the CCs.


42 posted on 09/06/2015 12:32:29 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Spriiingtime for islam, and tyranny. Winter for US and frieeends. . .)
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To: Rusty0604
1. Didn't they dumb them down awhile back?

2. Are they allowed to used calculators now?

3. I think this may be skewed by the fact that everyone is taking them now. In the old days, it was mostly for the college bound, wasn't it?

Thanks

43 posted on 09/06/2015 12:34:03 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (Trumpbots - why conservatives can't have nice things.)
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To: Rusty0604

Well let’s spend some more money on education. Maybe if we had better facilities and better pensions for the unionized teachers, the SAT scores would rise?


44 posted on 09/06/2015 12:37:01 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
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To: freefdny
Lachrymose is to dyspeptic as ebullient is to ..............

Is the answer "Global Warming"?

45 posted on 09/06/2015 12:56:17 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Cruz is still my #1, but Trump is impressing the hell out of me.)
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To: Rusty0604

As the United States becomes, demographically, a third world country, our national IQ will drop because of group IQ differences. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.


46 posted on 09/06/2015 1:14:42 PM PDT by Toliph
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To: Maine Mariner

Thanks for the info. 1967 was when I took the ACT also. I was heading to Mississippi State Univ.


47 posted on 09/06/2015 1:27:34 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: freefdny
Lachrymose is to dyspeptic as ebullient is to ..............

.......machine gun.

48 posted on 09/06/2015 1:28:59 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
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To: Rusty0604

Obviously we need to increase immigration from Asian countries.


49 posted on 09/06/2015 1:29:47 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: The Final Harvest

“Where does dew come from.?

Answer (created by radical left’s teachers): The sun shines down and makes the plant sweat. [This was an actual answer on a SAT test].

YOU ARE KIDDING ME RIGHT???


50 posted on 09/06/2015 1:30:04 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Rusty0604

SAT is over-rated.

Ole BJ became POTUS with a 1030 SAT.

Raw ambition and treachery far more important.

The raw ambition part is the one most lacking in today’s youts.


51 posted on 09/06/2015 1:33:31 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: Rusty0604
MODEST PROPOSAL: In minority-concentration areas, ONLY minority officers serve. They won't kill 'their own'.
52 posted on 09/06/2015 1:57:10 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
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To: Rusty0604

OOPS, wrong thread.


53 posted on 09/06/2015 1:57:35 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
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To: Rusty0604

If we reverted to the way subjects were taught, and which subjects were taught 50 years ago, the scores would be higher.

To much social engineering getting in the way of learning life skills.


54 posted on 09/06/2015 1:59:50 PM PDT by G Larry (Obama is replicating the instruments of the fall of Rome)
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To: G Larry

Well I’m quite sure today’s millenials know more about “climate change” than the US Constitution. With the resulting outcome in their voting.


55 posted on 09/06/2015 2:00:54 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: Rusty0604

Do they take them in English only?


56 posted on 09/06/2015 2:10:13 PM PDT by huldah1776
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To: Cowboy Bob

That’s the truth!

Here is an article by Charles Murray who suggests that qualifying exams in specific skills and subjects ( privately organized and administered) is a better solution.

Wall Street Journal: “ For Most People College is a Waste of Time”

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121858688764535107


57 posted on 09/06/2015 2:18:20 PM PDT by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: ichabod1

The SAT or ACT is not required at the community college I am now attending, however, all non-transfer students must take placement exams in math and literacy. They must pass these exams to gain entrance to college level courses.

When I retired I decided to study art full-time and **very** seriously. I have been very satisfied with the quality of the courses offered at the community college.


58 posted on 09/06/2015 2:25:15 PM PDT by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: Forgotten Amendments

I helped a woman I worked with get her online degree in accounting a few years back. I was surprised they don’t require them to understand and perform math formulas, they just taught them what buttons to push on the calculator. Not understanding the math behind financial information can cause problems.


59 posted on 09/06/2015 3:20:32 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: wintertime

I always wanted to take furniture upholstery and refinishing classes when I retired. Now my Hans are messes up from arthritis to do it. Glad you are enjoying your art classes.


60 posted on 09/06/2015 3:26:36 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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