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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Due to Covid and its effects, do we just have fewer kids who can do advanced work? Or is it something else?[/quote]

Covid has its impact  but [b]the whole education system is failing. Looking at what and how teachers teach[/b]. YouTube videos during class( no real person teaches), so called projects (putting kids into group discussions then the teacher surf and chats with smart phone.), encouraging self study so teacher doesn’t comment on paper, give out solutions to homework questions so no need to grade, etc. Lazy, ignorant, Unknowledgeable teachers are everywhere. [/quote]

+1. As I mentioned in my first reply, the terrible educational fads our area districts have embraced wholeheartedly are a factor. Covid just accelerated existing bad trends.

I wouldn't blame the teachers though. They were told all these really bad pedagogical practices such as project based learning, over-reliance on ed tech, balanced literacy, and the like were [b]best[/b] practices. They trusted their own professors! It's the people at the top who we should blame.[/quote]

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