"What a Black third grader (or any third grader) can do today is head and shoulders above what one could do 30 years ago." This makes no sense. I have been aro

"What a Black third grader (or any third grader) can do today is head and shoulders above what one could do 30 years ago." This makes no sense. I have been around third graders only so often since my son was in third grade, and the ones I've met have been fine kids, but there is only so much that any American school demands of third graders. If you were to specify 12th grade, then you might have a case, what with all the AP classes being pushed, the IB program, etc.