Episode 136: The K-12 Gulag (Wed., Feb. 7, 2024)

Episode 136: The K-12 Gulag  (Wed., Feb. 7, 2024)INTROOur schools are doing a lousy job, but the public is so befuddled, there is hardly a squawk.Every American should ask this question: why are we putting up with second-rate schools while paying top dollar?ARTICLES THAT GO WITH THIS PODCAST:Recent NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) figures continue to indicate that only ONE-THIRD of American teenagers are "proficient" in reading. (https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/Meanwhile new numbers have appeared from PISA (Program for International Students Assessment). Psychology Today states our plight with unusual candor: "US scores show that our education system is flatlining.” (!!!)-------------------------NAEP and PISA scores are confusing. Here is a 5-minute article that clarifies what's going on. See “K-12: Are low scores a problem?” (on American Thinker) https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/k12_are_low_test_scores_a_problem.html===========================================================-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Podcasts are presented as voice and print  (i.e. TRANSCRIPT)There are two ways to help my reform efforts….Give Saving K-12 when you need a smart gift for smart people….Visit Support Education Reform for a 2-page explanation.Main goal is to help Americans understand what happened to the schools and how we fix them.  Please pass this on to parents and community leaders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Word-Wise Education757-455-5020Bruce Deitrick Price-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode artwork: ©  "5 important Russian books about the Gulag and Stalin's Great Terror"l------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let's Fix Education explains to Americans why their schools are so bad. The people in charge prefer mediocrity because they are socialists of one kind or another. If people work together to promote real education, we'll have it.Support the show