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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because it is the one subject where the ed policy trend folks have not been able to deny that pure ability coupled with hard study is actually at the core. Everything else they can dumb down and decelerate by redefining outcomes. They try with math (see SF) but seem to have failed. [/quote]

This is part of it but not all of it.

Another aspect is that STEM subjects have actual objective answers (with very rare exceptions). Grading any essay is inherently subjective. [/quote]

I partially agree. They have undercut or gotten rid of the aspects of the humanities that are more objective - spelling, grammar, writing style, historical facts and the ability to synthesize them. Languages are certainly objective too. I was told flat out by the MS language teacher that they don’t even try to teach any grammar in 6th grade and don’t grade on spelling or even do vocabulary tests. With a foundation like this it is no wonder that there are not the same acceleration opportunities for languages in HS. [/quote]

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