https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/ltt/2023/
The confluence of societal and governmental factors leading to these outcomes is an irredeemable tragedy. Nobody gives a fuck about education and the consequences are accelerating
Have you found any approach that helps improve this?
well i think if we all really committed to a "don't shoot the dog" inspired behavioral approach we could successfully train them to perform the process of learning with sufficient diligence for long enough that it becomes self-reinforcing, but that's an awful lot to tackle twice a week or to get curmudgeonly educators to even understand the concept of.