ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years in pandemic slide

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2 thoughts on “ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years in pandemic slide

  1. Idea – teaching have one goal, which is teaching towards standardized tests. They get rewarded if their students performs well. Thoughts?

    Also, let’s focus on STEM and only dabble in some arts.

    Also, let’s get our school directly connected with employers (even in high school) to start developing real life skills to be a productive members of society.

    Thoughts?

    1. Not the direction American education is headed, even though what you’re suggesting is probably wiser than any of the cockamamie ideas coming from education leaders.

      Many schools are de-emphasizing SAT/ACT, and a sizable (and growing) number of universities don’t require it.

      This is a disaster. The SAT/ACT were the only ways of truly determining if a student with good grades from an underperforming school can pass muster in a university setting. It’s the standardization we had and really what we need. Without it, a person who gets a 4.0 GPA while taking mostly fluffy classes (health, business ad min, shop, home ec) can still easily qualify for a prestigious school. Or, more devastatingly, a kid who does well in an inner-city school can get admitted while still operating at a 7th grade math/reading level. But using these standards is “racist” according to the wokies, so out the door they go.

      More soft bigotry of low expectations…giving that statement cogency was George Dubya Bush’s only real accomplishment.

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