Agreed. Even in the K-12 system, it isn't that great either. There are reports and studies conducted which showed that there was a means of cheating/rigging the SAT tests. That occurred in New York, the DC area, Metro Atlanta, Philadelphia and other major metropolitan areas. Another reason is because the kids in that environment have problems reasoning with each other, and perhaps also with the administration of the school. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/07/women-cheating-gender-gap_n_1133650.html I didn't cheat on the SAT, and my scores were 480 (Reading), 510 (Math), and 480 (Writing). My parents said I did OK on the SAT, not phenomenal or awesome though. The link I posted explains one reason of why (perhaps), there seems to be a gender inequality with college demographics.
Dude those scores are shit but then again it doesnt matter anymore since most kids do the first two years at a cc now
Damn son go easy That's mad truth tho...if you have a stellar two years at cc, u can transfer somewhere
Good points. The greatest challenge in america today is the anti-intellectual achievement movement, particularly in the black community. This must be defeated somehow.
It's not really us anymore, it's eventually becoming America, generally. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/top-reading_n_1373680.html?ref=education
The American idea that if you pushed yourself, worked very hard, that you stood a chance in life is dead, really. Interestingly, this idea of grass to grace happens to have been decoupled from the success ladder. It is now about dynasties, I mean family entitlements. How does that build a virile nation in an globally competitive world should be the question people should be willing to confront.
In the long term, this means that the nation would eventually collapse in some form that impacts all of us. The United States would eventually become a "failed state". This is the terminology that my international relations professor uses. South Korea, Congo and a couple of other countries are already referenced as failed states. I could go into a long discussion about the various forces that are acting against the advancement/sustainability of this country, but I don't think this type of forum is the best place to do it. The other problem is that we can't move from America either and even if we did, the difference wouldn't be that significant.
