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All this bearing in mind we haven’t really seen any sustainable improvement in test scores in the last ~50 years. What is even the point of having an education
by twodave 6y ago
All this bearing in mind we haven’t really seen any sustainable improvement in test scores in the last ~50 years. What is even the point of having an education arms race while the same people groups average pretty much the same aptitude for the tests? SAT scores for language have worsened while math has remained fairly consistent since the 70s, which suggests to me that those scores are loosely (if at all) related to educational strategy.
I may not have a popular opinion, but I think our focus should be more on supporting families to raise their children instead of what amounts in my mind to free day care, especially for children 10 and under.
- watwut 6y agoWait, drop out rates are down. People are more likely to finish education then they used 50 years ago. Maybe the top who goes to college did not raised up that much, but average if you include low performers did.
- twodave 6y agoI haven’t seen that data, and it is a fair point. Still, I would argue that at least part of that shift is a result of changes in employability. When my parents were in school, a college degree was not yet considered a pre-requisite for so many people who are entering the work force. In fact, neither of my parents had a degree, yet we were able to live comfortably on just my father’s income. And for those who still carry that view, the situation is much worse today than it was then.
- leetcrew 6y ago> SAT scores for language have worsened while math has remained fairly consistent since the 70s, which suggests to me that those scores are loosely (if at all) related to educational strategy. how is this possible? aren't SAT scores curved to achieve a normal distribution?