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The article showed standardized test performance went down, which is what it means by behind. You seem to be ranting about something irrelevant. The authors ne

• lapcat 4y ago
  > The article showed standardized test performance went down, which is what it means by behind. The schedule of standardized tests is not written in stone for eternity. If the academic schedule is messed up, then give the tests later. Let's say you take a year off between high school and college. Are you "behind"? In one sense, yes. But that doesn't mean your overall college experience will be any worse than someone who started college immediately after high school. Why is the standard schedule so important? Arguably everyone should take some time off between high school and college to get all the drinking/drugs/partying out of your system before you get serious. I certainly squandered my first couple years. ;-) But then I worked like crazy and "made it up" as a junior and senior.