No More Dummies!

A recent study released by the ACT testing group suggest that 75% on new college students will NOT be able to master these basic freshmen courses: college algebra, English composition, introductory social studies and biology without remedial help!!! This disturbs me and I hope it troubles you, too. You, the parent, will end up paying for remedial classes in college and your child will receive NO credit for them.

Barely half (52%)of high school  graduates met the reading benchmark.
Only  (45%) demonstrated proficiency in math  and science (30%). 
28% of the ACT test takers (49% of the nation's graduating seniors) took ACT --- failed  to reach any of the  benchmarks!!!

The Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) ranked the  United States ranked 36th out of the world's richest economies.  Shanghai tops the list in  math, reading and science.  In China and Shanghai, nine out of 10 students say, "It depends on me. If I invest the effort, my teachers will help me to be successful."  These students have the drive and the confidence. The biggest surprise from Shanghai is these students are very, very  good in higher order thinking skills.

How are our students able to compete in the global economy?  We are becoming a nation of dummies! I am embarrassed and furious. Let's stop making excuses and value education.  

Invest  time and money now to teach your child  the higher order thinking skills necessary to be successful. We can teach your child reading strategies required to synthesize and  analyze so they can construct meaning, think strategically,  and problem solve.  Time to get serious about education, stop making excuses,  and act now!

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/03/world/asia/pisa-education-study/index.html.