I had a conversation today with a colleague today about education. He is of the mind that the quality of students over the years has declined, and that new educational techniques need to be applied to met the needs of today’s unmotivated student. He is going to check some sources to back up his claim and get back to me.
I am a data driven person when it comes to issues such as these, so I look forward to seeing his references. From what I have read, American students in suburban school districts do just as well, if not better than kids in other countries. The problems lie in the under-served and under-funded urban and rural districts. This is probably an artifact of our right leaning economic policies. The other problem with schools, is that they are restricted in their curriculum by parents and communities who don’t want their kids exposed to certain topics, such as evolution for example. When you look at our colleges and universities, the United States has among the best in the world.
I’ll wait to see what data my colleague has to show me.
