22 Apr
2002
22 Apr
'02
6 p.m.
Without proof, we cannot assume either way. So if you
would like to
make an argument about education quality in the US today, back it up with
facts,
otherwise it just sounds like "In my day" geezer-ranting.
I can tell you the school system I went thru has significantly lowered it
standards for grades, while at the same time INCREASING their requirments
of what you are taught.
I have a nephew going thru the same schools I attended (even has many of
the same teachers), and I see what he is learning, and how it reflects to
his grades.
He is taught more than I was at his level... BUT, failure to know the
stuff doesn't result in matching low grades. At least in this school
system, it looks like they just won't give a kid lower than a C... no
matter what.
But they are definitly teaching more than they were when I attended... so
things like standardized tests may result in higher average scores, since
some of that higher learning probably sinks in to a good percentage of
the kids.
-chris
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