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It seems some districts are more concerned about being able to say they have increased graduation rates than whether their graduates actually have any useable skills.
Along with that we need to recognize that intelligence exists on a curve and that there will always be people on the left hand side that are simply not very smart and will never achieve reading or math proficiency. There’s a reason 30% of people who try to join the military fail their intelligence test, and all of them had to have a HS diploma or GED to even apply in the first place!
Having a different track for students who are low ability would probably make sense but would be virtually impossible politically.
This is an appalling statistic. And there is very little mention of the math proficiency. It is no wonder our position in the world is slipping. In the post-WWII era, if you didn’t go to school, you were a truant and your parents were at risk. However, for that to matter, the parents must care about their children’s education.
YES! If we are passing students out of 3rd grade (and we are) who can read at their grade level or do math basics, shame on us! Grades K-3 are the the foundation for these children’s lives. This is where we need extra support to make sure their educational foundation is strong. Parents need to understand what their part of this success story is and be held accountable for attendance and working with the child at home.
If lawmakers were truly concerned there would be substantial increases to the education budget to ensure that students are getting what they need to learn.
Exactly, Christine W. Address the root causes of why children are unable to perform at the level they need to in the first place, including calling on parents and guardians to be more involved and accountable.
I don’t believe the core issue is funding. I believe it is more due to the parents not caring if their children get an education.
It’s not a funding issue. It’s a cultural issue.
Our culture does not value education.
They aren’t just going to 4th grade without being able to read, they are graduating high school! Education has become a numbers game and big business for administrators. They have no regard for these children achieving true basic education skills. The public education system is no different than an industrial cattle or pork farm- just fatten them up and push them through. The goal use to be to make the kid a good rule follower so they will be good employees, they don’t even worry about that any more- just move them along. And we wonder why our employers cannot find competent and responsible help these days.
Add the fact that the state puts too much pressure on teachers to “pass the test”- so they teach the “test” and let the basic education skills slip by. Teachers aren’t the ones to blame either, they are doing what the government tells them to do – Parents need to step up! Quit blaming teachers for your kid being inadequate and misbehaving. The kids are completely out of control with behavioral issues. Mom and/or Dad or the aging grand parent who is raising their grandkid, will not make little Johnny or Susie behave- they think “they are just kids, they will outgrow it”- nonsense! My son graduated in a class of 400 students; his middle school VP told me out of all the kids he had to call a parent and report a behavior issue, I was the only one who made my kid accountable and didn’t blame the school for his actions. Do you see the problem here? The school is not responsible for your kid acting like a brat or being cruel and/or a bully, you and your kid are. Every classroom should have a camera in it or teachers wear bodycams so you can see how these kids behave. Teachers cannot get control in their classrooms because of these behavioral issues then the whole class suffers. There will always be children who excel and thrive under any circumstances, they are the exception- not the rule. These kids come from all walks of life as well- rich, poor, single, dual parents, big or small schools- the demographics for these kids are across the board. But the majority of kids are struggling at home and in the classroom. Parents aren’t helping their kids at home- they stick them in front of a screen to keep the kid out of their hair and expect the teacher to educate the kid in both education and how to act like a decent human. God forbid the teacher correct the child- the teacher gets punished, not the kid. It is an impossible situation. To top it off, we pay teachers pennies! They are the foundation for every single profession, they should have the best salaries in the country. If you want a real eye opener- ask each school system to give you the number of students on an IEP over the past 20, 10 and five years versus today. Those statistics will blow your mind! Then dig into the why of the increase in that number. If your kid is falling behind, help them or get them the help they need. Take responsibility for your child and hold your child accountable for their behavior. But do not expect a teacher who has 35+ students in her classroom for 5 hours a week to do it for you. Then wonder why they are living in your basement or can’t keep a job at 35 years old.
Is now the right time to be addressing this? We just went through Covid. Those policies put in place by the feds, states, schools, etc. have essentially made this a lost generation. (The losses in learning are nearly seismic from what I hear from teachers and professors I know.) Not saying that things cannot be improved. And, I see that this is based on data over 10 years. But, sheesh. I’m also interested to know where we are going to put even more 3rd graders? The rooms are already full.
IMO – the real solution is changing this from a “right” to education to a “responsibility to learn.” It is the job of you and your parents to learn. Hold the parents responsible. (I’ve listened to plenty of parents say “that’s the school’s job.”) It’s time to change the paradigm, IMO. [I’m probably echoing some of what Terina said.]
Despite this distressing revelation, nary a word about the need fir statewide implementation of universal Pre-K education. Research consistently shows Pre-K education puts kids on the fast track to more and better learning as they advance through their schooling. Indiana: a state that doesn’t work for our children.