Bliss by Harry Bliss for January 08, 2015

Already done!

After World War II, the United States had the #1 high school graduation rate in the world. Today, we have dropped to # 22 among 27 industrialized nations. (OECD, 2012)American students rank 25th in math, 17th in science and 14th in reading compared to students in 27 industrialized countries.(OECD, 2012)By the end of the eighth grade, U.S. students are two years behind in math compared to their peers in other countries. (OECD, 2009)The U.S. ranks behind 13 other countries in terms of the percentage of 25- to 34-year-olds who have completed some college coursework. (OECD, 2012)American students tend to perform worse in math and science as they age, according to recent studies measuring fourth- and eighth-graders’ academic achievement against other industrialized nations. Gaps with high performing countries like South Korea and Singapore are widening. (TIMSS, 2012)

Except the ones accepted by corporate “charter” schools – a Republican dream come true!

A better tack would be to leave all the Parents behind – might actually get some educating done then.

At least half the teachers you meet in the public schools don’t know how to teach — and have minimal knowledge of their major subjects.

You can’t fix that, but you can and should teach your own children, as well as their friends.

As the song says: Teacher, leave the kids alone.

Dept of education sucks.

Wow, who knew copying and pasting stats would elicit such a dialogue?