re: Are public high schools measurably worse today than in the past?

Go back to your safe space dipshit

Did he happen to mention that a higher rate of people took the SAT in 1993 than the 1960s? That for the most part those who took it in the 60s were college bound while those who took it in 1993 were loaded down with people who weren't.

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I teach at a public high school. It’s an A school. High schools now are way better for the middle of the road kids, and high level kids will always excel. The opportunities for kids academically if they care is crazy now. Our school is not without normal high school problems..... cell phones are straight up the devil.

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This is all true for me as well except for cell phones. In short, between classes...turn a blind eye, after the bell - it’s time to handle business.

I find that for the “on level” students things are about where they have always been. The higher achievers now have better tools and technologies to aid in their education so I believe that they are exponentially better off. The Special Ed population...not so much. There are two reasons at play with this phenomenon imho:
-the number of SPED students has risen dramatically, especially students with autism.
-the standards have been lowered to the point where those that could learn actually don’t. This is especially prevalent where “behavioral disorders “ are concerned. They are virtually “untouchable “ from a disciplinary standpoint. This tends to include refusing to do the work in the lower grades. Obviously this means they are woefully unprepared for high school and/or the job market. I have a theory that MOST of the issues faced by our LEO are former (and/or current) students diagnosed with behavioral disorders. The difference is, cops have a totally different set of rules to go by...hence the issues that make the headlines today.

Until SPED is cleaned up, public education will continue to have major issues imho.

LMAO......

In the South they clearly are.

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I quit reading after you said Thomas Sowell...

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Doesn't surprise me

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For sure in Louisiana. There's a reason for an abundance of private institutions.

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It's kind of a "what's the cause and what's the effect?" question.

I think Louisiana has always had a higher proportion of religious (ie: predominantly Catholic) schools than most of the country. Especially at the elementary level. Then with the advent of integration, a lot of people put their kids in private schools, even in high schools. Some private schools were built specifically for that purpose. By doing so, they ceded the public schools to those who just couldn't afford private education for their children.

Now it's kind of vicious cycle. A lot of the public schools have a bad rep so people send their kids to privates. And because people with means send there kids to private, the public schools tend to be more of a lower socio-economic level student body.

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In Louisiana, ALL students must take the ACT.

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Is this correct? Every dumbass with a D average who aspires to be a lawnmower’s helper has to take the ACT?

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I quit reading after you said Thomas Sowell...

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That tells me all I need to know about you.