>>510903461it's getting worse. kids today are addicted to their phones and lack the attention or desire to be competent readers.
it's really fucking bad. I had a class last year. 50% of the class scored in the bottom 10% of the nation with maybe 33% in the bottom 1%. I had 3 students score at or above grade level but the rest of the class were typically around 2nd grade.
so basically
17% of the class are considered emergent readers (think of a 3 to 5 year old)
33% of the class beginning readers (think Dr. Sues tier books)
50% 2 grade ( think Berenstain bears)
the 3 student who could read I had transferred the fuck out. so they could receive a more fitting education.
this isn't uncommon in American public schools, it's the norm. No Child Left Behind destroyed the American public education system.
kid cannot be held back from k-8, so for 8 years absolutely nothing matters. they get to high school were grades and credits matter.
if you're a school district you either dummy everything down to push up graduation rates or let them fail, because many are not prepared for high school.
it's really fucked up