“The average ACT composite score for U.S. students was 19.5 out of 36. Last year, the average score was 19.8.” - PBS
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)
ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a new 30-year low
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NewPart of the issue....
....is, IMO, that a lot of high schoolers have figured out they can "pass" their math classes with the AI algorithms out there--which leaves them helpless in the ACTs when they can't access their cell phone. If we care about kids, we need to work to reduce their dependence on that kind of thing.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.