Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Commentary: Let’s Talk Dropouts and Student Attendance
We have seen the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) grab headlines in recent days. Pundits are quick to proclaim that the sky is falling, but the truth is the scores have been consistent and relatively flat since 1970, particularly in reading. Not every student in a state takes NAEP, only a random sample of students – every two years. There is no individual data. I agree with historian Diane Ravitch, a big takeaway on NAEP is “that virtual learning is a fourth-rate substitute for a real teacher and interaction with peers.”
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U.S. Dept of Ed. formed in 1980, a cabinet level department of the U.S. .gov and test scored have continued to decline. $235+ BILLION $/yr and we're not getting shit for it except teachers unions whose job is to indoctrinate students with "woke" BS, pronouns, lying about history and CRT. Oh yah, that's money well spent.
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The vast majority of home schooled children read and write far better than public school taught children.
ReplyDeleteEvil Franklin
The fact that home schooled children do better is because they have Teachers who want to teach & have the best interest of the child at heart.
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