The test population is 15-year-old students who are tested on their critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities in mathematics, science and reading.
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We’re well on our way to promulgating a population of “low info” everything. This is what happens when ‘education’ has become indoctrination and the heavy hand of big government and unions are shaping what the kids get at school, even intruding down to the level of their food amount/choices, which is ridiculous. The only upside I see is that kids who are home schooled do exceptionally well and and their numbers are growing as public education is failing. Perhaps they will end up flourishing, excelling, and eventually “in charge” at which point the morals, values and ethics they’ve been taught by their parents, along with their critical thinking skills and common sense, might do some good in trying to turn the country around.
If you have ever watched Watters’ World interviews, you know America is in trouble. I think a lot of African countries have better educated students than America.
I cringe when I see young adults write in block letters while holding a pen like a monkey holds a banana. They can’t read cursive never mind write it. When I was in Grammar school we had a penmanship lesson at least once a week for only an hour but in that short amount of time everyone learned the basics of writing and improved over the school year. Now that hour of time is used to indoctrinate them into being good little Naz Democrats. We really are in deep DOO DOO.
I had an interesting conversation with one of my neighbors who is a gym teacher for the district. She also is a personal trainer on the side. Home schooling parents hire her for their children. She said the home schooled kids are very well educated and worldly, meaning that they know what is going on in the world as far as currents events are concerned. She said that they are different from her public school students.