America's High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries' High School Dropouts
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#2Here is a link (hosted by the United States National Center for Educational Statistics) to the study report referenced in the news story submitted to open this thread, that is "Skills of U.S. Unemployed, Young, and Older Adults in Sharper Focus: Results From the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012/2014: First Look". The report includes a summary of findings, including findings about numeracy and technology skills:
"In numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments, the United States performed below the PIAAC international average. In numeracy, the U.S. average score was 12 points lower than the PIAAC international average score (257 versus 269, see figure 1-B), and in problem solving in technology-rich environments, the U.S. average score was 9 points lower than the international average (274 versus 283, see figure 1-C). Compared with the international average distributions for these skills, the United States had
"• a smaller percentage at the top (10 versus 12 percent at Level 4/5 in numeracy, and 5 versus 8 percent at Level 3 in problem solving in technology-rich environments, see figures 2-B and 2-C), and
"• a larger percentage at the bottom (28 versus 19 percent 6 in numeracy, and 64 versus 55 percent in problem solving in technology-rich environments at Level 1 and below)."
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#3This is what happens when no child is left behind. How can EVERYONE graduate from HS without lowering the bar?
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#4This is what happens when no child is left behind. How can EVERYONE graduate from HS without lowering the bar?
Absolutely utterly agreed. Trying to pull along students who want to fail pulls down the ones who want to succeed.
The American dream used to be about letting those who work hard succeed, and letting those who didn't fail. And anyone could choose to more from the fail to the succeed pool.
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#5This is what happens when no child is left behind. How can EVERYONE graduate from HS without lowering the bar?
Based on which facts have you arrived at that conclusion?
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#6Not able to send a text messsage? That I don't believe.
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#7This is what happens when no child is left behind. How can EVERYONE graduate from HS without lowering the bar?
That appears to be an unfounded assertion. The US graduation rate is well under the OECD average.
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#8This is what happens when no child is left behind. How can EVERYONE graduate from HS without lowering the bar?
Rather than this conclusion, perhaps, look at what other countries are doing? Are they leaving children behind? or do they have better techniques for making sure everyone does well?
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#9This is what happens when no child is left behind. How can EVERYONE graduate from HS without lowering the bar?
Because education is not a zero-sum activity?
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#10This is what happens when no child is left behind. How can EVERYONE graduate from HS without lowering the bar?
by extending the time one has in school? by not pushing kids through the ranks because too many would stay back otherwise? by better funding schools, and providing safer environments for kids to work/live in?
did you want actual suggestions?