>My kids know 3x what I did when I was their same age. This makes it sound like kids across the board are getting smarter and more knowledgeable. Then why are

>My kids know 3x what I did when I was their same age. This makes it sound like kids across the board are getting smarter and more knowledgeable. Then why are so many headlines saying the opposite? "U.S. reading and math scores drop to lowest level in decades" or "Children's IQs are getting lower, US study finds" etc etc. Even if it's clickbait, I'm not seeing any "kids are getting smarter" clickbait.