Anonymous wrote:Just because kids are 'educated' and graduate with good grades/testing, does not guarantee intelligence. For the most part, i believe kids today are less smart. They know how to perform for the rote AP curriculum and know how to prep for standardized testing that is far easier today. Despite all the '21st century critical thinking skills' verbiage, kids today are less able to read and critically think and write. K-12 curriculum has been hijacked by the far left/right and imposes bias in selected readings and questions. Chat gpt use is pervasive. For both summarizing readings, writing and even for solving advanced math. Social media exacerbates the issue bc these poorly educated kids are more vulnerable to misinformation. I say this as a mom with ivy kids. Kids today may look and sound impressive, but the intellect is a bit smoke and mirrors when you dive beneath the surface.

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Anonymous wrote:Response to COVID proved we have done a serious disservice the USA citizens in the field of science. It’s not just the youth. So many people just don’t have the knowledge to understand basic scientific facts.
It’s time we fixed that.

I agree with this, but I disagree with those who spread a false narrative that generalizes everyone — that’s simply not true. Instead of calling our people dumb or incompetent, why not focus on providing real solutions? What’s wrong with recognizing genuine merit? Providing good education and recognizing there are authentically competitive, smart young people are not in conflict.

When 50% of the students are not performing, we need to recognize that we have failed them. I'm never in favor of calling kids dumb. That's is counterproductive and it doesn't achieve anything. However, they are NOT performing at the level they should be. That's our failure, not theirs. Our kids would be competitive and perform just as well if we demanded it of them.

What if academics just aren’t their thing? Not everyone needs to be a math genius to be a capable, contributing citizen, right? I do agree, though, that everyone should have a solid foundation in basic arithmetic, reading, and critical thinking.

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Anonymous wrote:The National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card") found that nearly half of high school seniors are testing below a basic level in both subjects, with reading scores hitting a historic low since testing began in 1992.

Have you compared the same clusters to the bottom of the rest of the world?

If you compare the top students globally, I’m fairly confident that the best students in the U.S. can easily outperform those from other countries. First, top U.S. students tend to be exceptionally skilled at multitasking, unlike many top students abroad who focus solely on academics. We also have top students who are Olympiad medalists and others who begin their entrepreneurial journeys at a very young age.

You just can’t oversimplify things by saying that young people are “dumb.” That’s such an irresponsible and generalized statement — it completely overlooks the talent, creativity, and drive that so many young people demonstrate every day.

Are these like your feelings or did you actually look at the data?

Yes, there are tons of reference you can look into, IQ (mind you, look only the top percentile, not all), PISA, or even the SAT score from top to the bottom of each schools... it is not hard

Anonymous wrote:Response to COVID proved we have done a serious disservice the USA citizens in the field of science. It’s not just the youth. So many people just don’t have the knowledge to understand basic scientific facts.
It’s time we fixed that.

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Anonymous wrote:Response to COVID proved we have done a serious disservice the USA citizens in the field of science. It’s not just the youth. So many people just don’t have the knowledge to understand basic scientific facts.
It’s time we fixed that.

I agree with this, but I disagree with those who spread a false narrative that generalizes everyone — that’s simply not true. Instead of calling our people dumb or incompetent, why not focus on providing real solutions? What’s wrong with recognizing genuine merit? Providing good education and recognizing there are authentically competitive, smart young people are not in conflict.

When 50% of the students are not performing, we need to recognize that we have failed them. I'm never in favor of calling kids dumb. That's is counterproductive and it doesn't achieve anything. However, they are NOT performing at the level they should be. That's our failure, not theirs. Our kids would be competitive and perform just as well if we demanded it of them.

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Anonymous wrote:The National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card") found that nearly half of high school seniors are testing below a basic level in both subjects, with reading scores hitting a historic low since testing began in 1992.

Have you compared the same clusters to the bottom of the rest of the world?

If you compare the top students globally, I’m fairly confident that the best students in the U.S. can easily outperform those from other countries. First, top U.S. students tend to be exceptionally skilled at multitasking, unlike many top students abroad who focus solely on academics. We also have top students who are Olympiad medalists and others who begin their entrepreneurial journeys at a very young age.

You just can’t oversimplify things by saying that young people are “dumb.” That’s such an irresponsible and generalized statement — it completely overlooks the talent, creativity, and drive that so many young people demonstrate every day.

Are these like your feelings or did you actually look at the data?

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Anonymous wrote:Response to COVID proved we have done a serious disservice the USA citizens in the field of science. It’s not just the youth. So many people just don’t have the knowledge to understand basic scientific facts.
It’s time we fixed that.

I agree with this, but I disagree with those who spread a false narrative that generalizes everyone — that’s simply not true. Instead of calling our people dumb or incompetent, why not focus on providing real solutions? What’s wrong with recognizing genuine merit? Providing good education and recognizing there are authentically competitive, smart young people are not in conflict.

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Anonymous wrote:Hard to believe this has to be spelled out, but the fact that some kids are poorly educated does not mean that all kids are poorly educated.

That is a major “whataboutism.”

As recently as 2009 (and possibly later), DC had an adult illiteracy problem: 36% of adult residents of D.C. were unable to read.

That is an illiteracy rate worse than most third-world countries. It’s really irrelevant that D.C. is home to our government, the Obamas, some of the most elite PRIVATE schools, Georgetown, etc.

Since its creation in 1980, the U.S. spent billions on the federal “Department of Education.”

And yet, educational outcomes are far worse today, and falling.

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Anonymous wrote:The National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card") found that nearly half of high school seniors are testing below a basic level in both subjects, with reading scores hitting a historic low since testing began in 1992.

Have you compared the same clusters to the bottom of the rest of the world?

If you compare the top students globally, I’m fairly confident that the best students in the U.S. can easily outperform those from other countries. First, top U.S. students tend to be exceptionally skilled at multitasking, unlike many top students abroad who focus solely on academics. We also have top students who are Olympiad medalists and others who begin their entrepreneurial journeys at a very young age.

You just can’t oversimplify things by saying that young people are “dumb.” That’s such an irresponsible and generalized statement — it completely overlooks the talent, creativity, and drive that so many young people demonstrate every day.

Anonymous wrote:Just because kids are 'educated' and graduate with good grades/testing, does not guarantee intelligence. For the most part, i believe kids today are less smart. They know how to perform for the rote AP curriculum and know how to prep for standardized testing that is far easier today. Despite all the '21st century critical thinking skills' verbiage, kids today are less able to read and critically think and write. K-12 curriculum has been hijacked by the far left/right and imposes bias in selected readings and questions. Chat gpt use is pervasive. For both summarizing readings, writing and even for solving advanced math. Social media exacerbates the issue bc these poorly educated kids are more vulnerable to misinformation. I say this as a mom with ivy kids. Kids today may look and sound impressive, but the intellect is a bit smoke and mirrors when you dive beneath the surface.

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Anonymous wrote:The National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card") found that nearly half of high school seniors are testing below a basic level in both subjects, with reading scores hitting a historic low since testing began in 1992.

Have you compared the same clusters to the bottom of the rest of the world?

If you compare the top students globally, I’m fairly confident that the best students in the U.S. can easily outperform those from other countries. First, top U.S. students tend to be exceptionally skilled at multitasking, unlike many top students abroad who focus solely on academics. We also have top students who are Olympiad medalists and others who begin their entrepreneurial journeys at a very young age.

You just can’t oversimplify things by saying that young people are “dumb.” That’s such an irresponsible and generalized statement — it completely overlooks the talent, creativity, and drive that so many young people demonstrate every day.

What gives you this confidence? I have a niece and nephew in another country and I know there is no way my own kids (who are among the best students in their high school) could compete with them. The other system is brutal and to become the best demands a type of hard work my own kids never needed to do.

Anonymous wrote:Response to COVID proved we have done a serious disservice the USA citizens in the field of science. It’s not just the youth. So many people just don’t have the knowledge to understand basic scientific facts.
It’s time we fixed that.