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17. They should post Kepler's Laws instead

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'These results are sobering': US high-school seniors' reading and math scores plummet [View all] groundloop Saturday OP

Can anyone be suprised? I've written about my frustrations (not only with our youngest, but hlthe2b Saturday #1

But the Traildogbob Saturday #2

They have the fastest thumbs, though. sop Saturday #3

It's because they don't post the Ten Commandments in every school! Wednesdays Saturday #4

They should post Kepler's Laws instead DBoon Saturday #17

A.I.is the reason. They're not doing their own work. They have AI to do it. nt pnwmom Saturday #5

The decline has been happening since 2015. The article states that they think the reasons are.... chowder66 Saturday #6

I agree. They don't read. LisaM Saturday #31

I've noticed a decline in my reading stamina since I got a smartphone. yardwork Saturday #44

Nonsense. Math skills in grade 12 are formed in primary grades. That's where the problem is. In 2024 AI Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #8

It's all connected. High school kids who rely on AI aren't reading on their own, pnwmom Saturday #9

AI is so new that it has not had much effect at all on seniors. They were sabotaged years before AI. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #11

I would also point out that moniss Saturday #23

I wish I'd had your good math teachers. My high school algebra teacher (9th grade) sucked. 3catwoman3 Saturday #35

Republican states keep cutting funding to their public schools. Because they want "vouchers" Walleye Saturday #32

So the decline is only in red states? MichMan Saturday #36

No, of course, but that certainly contributes to it and the attitude towards education in general Walleye Saturday #38

Dumbing down the populist. republianmushroom Saturday #7

Dumbing down the populace. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #12

Grooming future Magats, gullible. GreenWave Saturday #22

Yup republianmushroom Saturday #24

Really Timewas Saturday #10

There was a book that came out in the late 1980's... llmart Saturday #27

Reading takes too much time! pfitz59 Saturday #13

Reading is FASTER than video: so much talk, so much repetition, so little really said. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #29

People post videos for the thrill of being on camera, then talk WAY too much, just to please themselves. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #48

Future Republican voters. nt not fooled Saturday #14

It's not specifcally Social Media, it's not AI doing this Lithos Saturday #15

Been going on for quite awhile. Silent Type Saturday #16

Dumbed down curriculum. Mblaze Saturday #18

Mental math has always been fun to me and something I work at. Spelling and grammar are important too but content is twodogsbarking Saturday #19

Maybe, its because they now know any idiot can be president. Buddyzbuddy Saturday #20

There's no comparison in Civics scores since it's no longer being taught. Gimpyknee Saturday #21

The ignorance seen recently regarding the First Amendment is proof of that MichMan Saturday #43

As a substitute teacher for over 11 years now I have seen the decline and unfortunately the culprit is kimbutgar Saturday #25

I don't know what plummet means Tetrachloride Saturday #26

I'll help you out. llmart Saturday #30

exceeds expectations lol Tetrachloride Saturday #46

The pandemic didn't help, either. Ocelot II Saturday #28

Oligarchs have always known that if they are to control this country and rule, they must do the following: ancianita Saturday #33

I have one quibble OrwellwasRight Saturday #45

Point well taken. Since Ivies are full of entitled prep school kids, even for them it still holds true that one only ancianita Saturday #47

Well off suburban public schools as well exboyfil 20 hrs ago #53

Yes. The property tax base of school districts perpetuates funding inequities and socioeconomic hierarchies of ancianita 16 hrs ago #55

Future MAGA Voters Coldwater Saturday #34

My (step)grandkids don't know their math facts sorcrow Saturday #37

Good that you try to help. Math is much more methods & a frame of mind than facts and much more than arithmetic. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #40

Check the timeline- teaching to the test under NCLB JCMach1 Saturday #39

You can place a large amount of blame on No Child Left Behind legislation. flashman13 Saturday #41

Not too surprising after shutting down schools for a year and substituting remote learning MichMan Saturday #42

Rather, this is what happens when republicans politicize and evangelize schools LearnedHand Yesterday #49

It's a lazy non-think thing, common in countries where parents and kids think they are going to get by on luck. Aussie105 Yesterday #50

and speaking of education or lack of Coldwater 23 hrs ago #51

My house had lots of books nitpicked 20 hrs ago #52

The last thing the ruling class wants is an educated population. MrsCheaplaugh 18 hrs ago #54