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These tests are not looking (much) at advanced courses like Calculus. This is more “what percentage 9th graders can read at a basic 9th grade level”, “what per
by Scubabear68 4y ago
These tests are not looking (much) at advanced courses like Calculus.
This is more “what percentage 9th graders can read at a basic 9th grade level”, “what percentage of 3rd graders can multiply and do basic 3rd grade math”.
These numbers should be in the 80-90% range. But they are not. And note: the majority who are performing well below grade level are not failing. They are probably getting C’s and getting promoted to the next grade. Meaning every year they fall farther and farther behind.
- Arkhaine_kupo 4y agoBut most of the 3rd grades seem to be doing ok when you look at the grade breakdown. The lowest performance is Math on grade 11, and its the lowest by a mile. Also historically the results seem to track, this is not some crash compared to previous years. All of this combined makes me think this is a headline that scares people, but not one that we should be worried about. Smaller classes, better teacher pay, and shorter school days and those numbers would skyrocket I am sure, but it is easier to blame the kids than to learn from countries that outperform us.