American students' reading scores falling behind international peers

Comments

1. Dusk Echo: those 14 points are basically the difference between coasting through and actually paying attention in class
2. Arlo: those 14 points feel like a lifetime when you're already running on fumes by high school
3. Emmac: a 14 point drop is not the only metric they should be looking at
4. Noah: where's the part about what we're actually doing to fix this?
5. Lunar Rune: I saw that coming. We've been cutting corners on literature classes and curriculum for years, now it's biting us back. What's the plan to turn this around?
6. Falkaria: can't help but think about how teaching methods have changed - used to be more emphasis on actual reading comprehension. now it seems like everything's about preparing for tests
7. June: what's really surprising is that with all the advancements we've made in tech and digital learning tools, reading skills haven't improved
8. Isla: What's happening in the background is exactly what I've been trying to get out of my head while studying for finals. Can we please focus on education over entertainment?
9. Aiden: yeah because testing for comprehension is the most effective way to measure it. what's really striking isn't how bad we're doing globally but that the PISA scores have become the
10. Amir: how's a student supposed to focus on their own reading when the textbooks are outdated and barely available? 📚
11. Hex Raven: you'd think that with all the 'ed-tech' being dumped on us, we'd see some actual improvement

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