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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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 the whole education system is failing. Looking at what and how teachers teach. 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 The quality of teaching has gone done.  Too much reliance on videos, Lexia, Mathspace, death by Google slides, …[/quote]

Weird my kids seem to be getting a much better education than I did at a top -rated FCPS school 20 years ago. Many people just like to pretend things were different in the past. They were worse.[/quote]

Wait, you had kids when you were 20?  Not to judge too much but isn't that kinda young?

Teachers seem to think things are worse now than 5 years ago https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2024/04/04/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education/

And politics in education seems to be the culprit.

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