> Children are, on average, the same as two, five or ten years ago, so the test outcomes should be about the same. The mental state of children today is not th

> Children are, on average, the same as two, five or ten years ago, so the test outcomes should be about the same. The mental state of children today is not the same for those five or ten years ago, for a myriad of reasons; this should be obvious. > The article suggests that all children are now doing worse on tests than previous years. Yes. I am also sure they will do worse on a rubric for mental well-being. Unfortunately no one seems to have thought about measuring or improving that, since most of the standardized-test focused measures probably worsen it.