One Word: Homeschool
BY PGF
2 years, 1 month ago
U.S. students in most states and across almost all demographic groups have experienced troubling setbacks in both math and reading, according to an authoritative national exam released on Monday, offering the most definitive indictment yet of the pandemic’s impact on millions of schoolchildren.
In math, the results were especially devastating, representing the steepest declines ever recorded on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the nation’s report card, which tests a broad sampling of fourth and eighth graders and dates to the early 1990s.
In the test’s first results since the pandemic began, math scores for eighth graders fell in nearly every state. A meager 26 percent of eighth graders were proficient, down from 34 percent in 2019.
Fourth graders fared only slightly better, with declines in 41 states. Just 36 percent of fourth graders were proficient in math, down from 41 percent.
Reading scores also declined in more than half the states, continuing a downward trend that had begun even before the pandemic. No state showed sizable improvement in reading. And only about one in three students met proficiency standards, a designation that means students have demonstrated competency and are on track for future success.
Maybe the teacher’s unions need more money? Ah, there it is, Paragraph 8. Every article about school always comes down to teachers needing more money.
The findings raise significant questions about where the country goes from here. Last year, the federal government made its largest single investment in American schools — $123 billion, or about $2,400 per student — to help students catch up. School districts were required to spend at least 20 percent of the money on academic recovery, a threshold some experts believe is inadequate for the magnitude of the problem.
With the funding slated to expire in 2024, research suggests that it could take billions more dollars and several years for students to properly recover.
Imagine what you could teach a child with $2400 dollars a year? Homeschool parents are doing it for much less than 1k per year. And the children are not only better educated; they know how to analyze a problem, think critically, and solve issues for themselves. Oh, and they also know the difference between a girl, a boy, a pervert, and a freak.
Homeschool really is a matter of prepping. Are you preparing your family to support each other and be a team? Educating your children in the Law-word of God and demanding they behave according to right and wrong as defined by God in the Holy Bible is paramount. This is critical not only to you and them but to civilization. Exodus 20:12, Proverbs 22:6.
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On October 24, 2022 at 8:22 pm, Big Country Expat said:
“Homeshool” correction needed sir!
On October 24, 2022 at 8:23 pm, PGF said:
whoops. Hey, glad you’re doing ok! I’ll fix the headline.
On October 25, 2022 at 6:09 am, Joe Blow said:
Disband ALL teachers unions and the federal dept of education.
There is no way to point out the last 40 years of decline and justify their continued existence. No logical way. Our society has not improved one lick from all that they have done (phuck your pheelings!), and it is demonstrative by their own measure and statistics we are worse off. They simply cannot argue for their continued existence. Get rid of them!
On October 25, 2022 at 6:37 am, George said:
Better pay is not the answer. New Mexico pays there teachers very well; they are 50th in student performance. By the way, it is New Mexico not New and Improved Mexico.
On October 25, 2022 at 12:53 pm, Redman said:
Damn teachers union bitches the loudest!
On October 25, 2022 at 7:08 pm, June J said:
$123 billion given to schools to improve students’ education but only 20% of that required to be spent on improving students’ education?
That is exactly why the Dept of Indoctrination needs to be destroyed.