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not fooled

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19. Yep

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #13)

Wed May 3, 2023, 11:10 PM

May 2023

Didn't evil old bastard raygun water down civics education? I think the decline started under him. Rs don't want voters understanding how the government works and what it does. Judging by the professed beliefs of my ignorant MAGA neighbors, e.g. "I hate government" and "Government can't do anything right", Mission Accomplished!

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History, civics scores decline among U.S. eighth-graders [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2023 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author groundloop May 2023 #1

A lot of this has to do with the education system shutdowns during COVID. intheflow May 2023 #2

Absolutely! Take a child out of school for close to two years jimfields33 May 2023 #3

They just promoted everyone to the next grade instead MichMan May 2023 #6

What would one expect? I'm not sure that the premise hidden in your exclaimed question has been well xocetaceans May 2023 #11

Or we do what has been done. jimfields33 May 2023 #18

One gets the distinct impression that something was missed in the article... xocetaceans May 2023 #21

We didn't have the accommodations to do that Zeitghost May 2023 #17

According to the test takers, yes. But to Fox & RW'ers your version of civics is actually wrong ffr May 2023 #4

Kinda of hard to develop critical thinking if you're never allowed out of your sinkingfeeling May 2023 #5

Did children in blue states score substanially better? MichMan May 2023 #7

This is the overall rankings by state, not just history and civics..... sinkingfeeling May 2023 #14

I meant how much they declined since 2018 MichMan May 2023 #15

Isn't that the new name for Truth Social? n/t xocetaceans May 2023 #12

History and Civics are being censored in many schools IronLionZion May 2023 #8

Not to put too much woooo into this, but those who want their workers in dangerous ... marble falls May 2023 #9

Pretty much tracks declines in test scores in other topics. surrealAmerican May 2023 #10

Which is by design... 2naSalit May 2023 #13

Yep not fooled May 2023 #19

And you know they lack... 2naSalit May 2023 #20

Gee, they take the books out of the libraries and scores decline tinrobot May 2023 #16

I self-educated with library books pfitz59 May 2023 #22

It is sadly visible sarisataka May 2023 #23