U.S. high school seniors slip in math and show no improvement in reading

[ExodusNirvana]

Disregarding the thread topic. Lets be honest, most freshman are doing those papers the night before its due.

Aye I did that many a time on Ritalin

 

[Primetime21]

The problem is much larger than pointing at institutions, teachers etc.. It's deep routed in our culture. the majority of our children have a very low attention span and imagination (due to being raised by TV/video games/internet) and are at a physical disadvantage (horrible nutrition comprised of mainly sugar and processed foods).

Combined, these issues lead to overly anxious, underprepared children who would rather exercise flight than fight when presented with a challenging situation. discipline/moulding is near impossible to consistently deliver for over worked/under paid, exhausted parents.

We then pump these kids into oversized classrooms, where the majority of our greatest assets have been lost to private/foreign teaching institutions, and the pressure is placed on the remaining teachers to turn these youths into ultra disciplined and well-grounded academics.

As a teacher who's taught English across 4 continents - the general consensus is that 'American kids don't want to learn'. I've seen 11 year olds in Guangzhou and New Dehli show more cognitive dexterity than freshmen/graduates back home.

This comment will probably be greeted with resentment as well, which further shows the denial culture we use to fuel our imagined superioirity over the rest of the globe. I had a similar view until I saw how much was offered to a teacher outside of America.

Where have you taught?

 

[Llcoolbay]

Aye I did that many a time on Ritalin

I did it my sophomore year.

Late nights for a 1500 word essay due at 6am.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Just pay teachers more

As someone who wants to be a teacher, teachers' pay right now is fair and most do not deserve that. It's rare teachers are putting in work for these kids to succeed added with most teachers aren't bright and proficient in what they're teaching.

 

[Vandelay]

Oh well, less competition for me. Hopefully they won't fire my old ass at the age of 55 in corporate because there will be no one qualified to fill the bottom roles successfully with a dumb generation like this.

Don't worry the computer algorithms will do that.

Honestly, Kids need to be mass-flunked. Parents aren't pushing their kids like other countries. The answer is as simple as looking at other countries, the parents are engaged. It's their gotdamn culture to push for academic excellence. We push for athletic excellence.

Imagine if the poles reversed...