Frustration explained?

[sekiharatae]

A study last year reported that the reading comprehension of highschool seniors had fallen below what it was twenty years ago.  This year the national average SAT scores are at a record low, with reading comprehension at 497 and writing at 489 (out of 800).  

Comments

SAT scores

[dylynnr.livejournal.com]

is that old data? The new SAT Scores are on a 2400 point system, not 1600.

Re: SAT scores

[sekiharatae.livejournal.com]

No, that's this year. The new system is why I quoted both a reading and a writing score; the third component is math, and the math score was pretty standard.

This year's scores (in reading and writing) are apparently the lowest they've been since the new system was implemented, and reading was the lowest it's been since 1972. In contrast, students are getting more As in school, which indicates that an A doesn't mean what it used to mean.

[lrdrandallslady.livejournal.com]

I hear your frustration. I suppose in this world of instant gratification that no one can take the time to sit down and savor a good book.

I feel VERY fortunate that both of my kids (6 and 9) love to read, and tho the little one is still learning quite a bit, she still goes and chooses a book off her shelf and tries on her own. My 9-year-old goes to the library and picks out these tomes to read and I won't see him for hours at a time.