Why Are Educational Standards Going Down?

There are many smart and dedicated people involved in education. Yet a report today in the Wall Street Journal says that only about one fourth of the high school graduates in America are good enough in reading, English, math, and science to succeed in college. Most have not learned enough along to the way to prosper.

These educators want more money, higher salaries, more computers, and more paid vacations-trips to conferences. Most are competent and work at their chosen profession quite hard. Yet the kids are learning less and less.

My theory of the morning is the problem has been caused by encouraging, almost forcing, everyone to graduate from high school. Even the really dumb kids who are in no way academically oriented. Even the members of gangs who are there mostly to sell or buy drugs and maybe occasionally to get laid. Even the kids with terrible, dare I say psychotic, attitudes who consider high school to be the equivalent of jail time.

So the entire educational system has been dumbed down. Heavy duty.
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