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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure the factors you list create more meritocracy but the overall level of achievement is markedly higher today than back then. Whatever grade inflation and SAT scoring you want to cite, students are taking more advanced courses sooner than ever before. They’re just smarter than we ever were. [/quote]

College professor here.  I disagree completely.  I can tell you that students’ performance in recent years has plummeted and that the overall quality is far lower than in the time period to which OP referred.  Grade inflation and test score inflation mask what is really going on.  The quality of education in this country has declined significantly.[/quote]

test score inflation? can you explain please? in the ACT and SAT? and AP exams? [/quote]

The SAT (to give just one example) has been re-scaled multiple times.  What would have produced a score of X in the 1990s now produces a score of X + Y, with Y being a not small number.  If you Google re-scaling you should find out more.

AP exam content and standards get rewritten every few years.  You can look back at past curriculum guides to see how things have changed.[/quote]

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