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By daphne McCullough
Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer
Almost everyone agrees that children today aren’t learning in school the way they did when mom and dad were kids. Scores on standardized tests and college entrance examinations keep dropping in a trend that began in 1963.
According to the November issue of the Virginia Journal of Education, average scores on the verbal sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test have gone from 478 in 1963 to 429 in 1977—a loss of 49 points. Average scores on the mathematical section have fallen 32 points—from 502 in 1963 to 470 in 1977.
Most educators and parents are concerned but few will agree on steps that can be taken to combat this apparent decline in learning.
In its last session, the Virginia General Assembly took on the problem of kids who finish high school and can’t read, write or solve simple mathmatical problems. The Delegates agreed that diplomas awarded in the Commonwealth frequently meant very little and decided to institute a minimum competency test as a requirement for graduation.
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