A couple of more years of “Common Core” and we can get that percentage up to 50% or even higher. Truly creating a citizenry of mindless robots to do the work of their elite masters.
“...not to panic about the scores as states embrace higher academic standards...”
Decade after decade the dumbing down of America continues but don’t panic.
This country suffers from a plague of EDUCATORS and a drastic shortage of TEACHERS.
For generations, American children, often from IMMIGRANT home where English was NOT spoken were taught in the “old fshioned” traditional methods. Those children, educated in the 3R’s grew up and built the greatest country in the history of the world.
Then the EDUCATORS stepped in and invented brand new modern ways to “teach”. There has been a dimutation in the academic success of each subsequent generation since.
How many High School SENIORS could pass through the EIGHTH grade testing of years ago? How many have been shown how to think? This is bad.
The simplicity of the teaching of the 1950’s led to the Tech world of today. Creative teaching is dumb.
Placing the effluent end of a sewer pipe smack in the middle of a meadow has consequences.
Well that certainly is comforting. IDIOT
So, Arne. It will take how many years for Common Core to kick in completely? Meanwhile, parents are just going to have to be "patient" while their children do not learn enough to be ready for college.
What you are doing is cause for a class action lawsuit.
The ones who suffer are the 40th - 80th percentiles (or so). They're the ones who can improve dramatically with necessary attention and inspiration. They're the ones being left to fend for themselves.
Kind of like our middle class....the middle is just withering away.
My children were on the beginning of this dumbing down of America. Fortunately they learned much from me and the grandparents, we taught them much before even kindergarten.
Unfortunately some of the parents in that era did not, and their children became teachers. There was the beginning of Dumb teaching Dumber and so on and so on until we have by Gov't design what we are seeing today.
For all you teachers that are Really smart this is not meant to be a discredit on your part, but you do know what I am saying is true.
What % of teachers can pass a grade. Get rid of DOE and we will solve this problem.
Way to go “educators”...maybe you just need more money “for the children”?
Get YOUR children out of the government indoctrination centers - NOW!
The article reads like a sports announcer reporting on a game:
“down two points” “up three points” “scores were higher for fourth graders... up seven points ... up six points”
And the students are split into teams:
“white” “black” “Hispanic” “The average score for white students...”
It’s all so ridiculous. So glad to be a homeschool family in a state that doesn’t require this testing.