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Are public high schools measurably worse today than in the past?
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:36 pm
I just finished reading “Inside American Education” by Thomas Sowell and he made a pretty convincing argument that public high school education is worse than it was in the 1960’s. He wrote that SAT scores hit an all time low in 1993.
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Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:37 pm to Armytiger87
I just finish hi school, and I say know.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:37 pm to Armytiger87
They're not worse at producing communists
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:37 pm to Armytiger87
In Baton Rouge they are far worse than they were in the early to mid 90s.
This post was edited on 11/20/17 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:37 pm to Armytiger87
Are the poors more poor?
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:37 pm to Armytiger87
I quit reading after you said Thomas Sowell...
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:38 pm to Armytiger87
quote:would this imply that SATs have gone up since 1993...aka the past?
He wrote that SAT scores hit an all time low in 1993
Or have they flatlined
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:38 pm to Armytiger87
I took the SAT in 1993, sorry it was my fault.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:38 pm to ellishughtiger
Bigot
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:38 pm to jdeval1
Lee High, Woodlawn and BR High are probably the exception.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:39 pm to jimbeam
I'm guessing he wrote the book in he 90s...
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:39 pm to Armytiger87
quote:
Thomas Sowell
one of my favorites. I've read almost everything he's written. You should read "Black rednecks and white liberals" Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:39 pm to Armytiger87
Yes. Much worse and on the downtrend with Common Core. CC will put the final nail in the US coffin. We will have a 3rd world education. We will have to allow immigrants into the country for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors.
The people that have created Common Core claim that it gets students college ready. They were asked if they will be ready for STEM subjects. The answer was: "NO."
There is a Youtube video on it.
The people that have created Common Core claim that it gets students college ready. They were asked if they will be ready for STEM subjects. The answer was: "NO."
There is a Youtube video on it.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:40 pm to ellishughtiger
quote:
Woodlawn
Was a much better school in the 90s. The other 2 are magnet schools
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:41 pm to Armytiger87
High schoolers today are virtually illiterate about American history, the Constitution and the structure and function of American government. This is intentional.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:41 pm to ellishughtiger
Because you are a moron
You seem like someone who would follow a halfwit like les thurow
You seem like someone who would follow a halfwit like les thurow
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:42 pm to Armytiger87
It's kind of hard to tell from here in Louisiana since in lots of places here a lot of the people that can afford to send their kids to private school do so.
I've heard in other parts of the country the public schools are much more robust.
I've heard in other parts of the country the public schools are much more robust.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:42 pm to Armytiger87
For sure in Louisiana. There's a reason for an abundance of private institutions.
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:43 pm to Armytiger87
Posted on 11/20/17 at 7:43 pm to Armytiger87
quote:
I just finished reading “Inside American Education” by Thomas Sowell
This book came out in 1992. Yes, 25 years ago.
I'm not one to slam old research, it has lots to say about how we arrive at our current understanding. But you might want to catch up on more recent literature before concluding much.
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