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Atrociously bad by what metric? I was born and raised in Florida, as was my wife. We are both frequently impressed by how advanced our kids are, scholastically

• murderfs 4y ago
  Did you self-select into a public school that only has rich students? The average for California is depressingly bad: e.g. https://edsource.org/2022/californias-detailed-test-data-gives-it-an-advantage-for-the-road-ahead/669450 https://edsource.org/2022/californias-detailed-test-data-giv... The response by the state is to propose lowering standards for basic math classes, while removing the option of higher level math classes for advanced students.
  • candiodari 4y ago
    > ... while removing the option of higher level math classes for advanced students. ... And in what I'm sure is a complete coincidence, the proportion of "very intelligent" or "disharmonic intelligence profile" or "savant syndrome" kids in youth services/youth care has gone up significantly. They now outnumber kids that committed crimes. They make "the Serway" available in Juvie these days, so obviously some very intelligent teenagers are committing crimes these days (probably because education is actually better in Juvie than in Youth Services) They're replacing advanced placement classes ... with straightjackets and bars. Social workers probably consider this a good thing too.