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The Achievement Gap We're Not Talking About

After Babel • 1250 implied HN points • 29 Jul 25
🚌 Education Student Performance
  1. Since the mid-2010s, students who are already struggling in school have been falling even further behind their peers. This gap is larger now than it was before.
  2. The gap in achievement is not just between different demographic groups like race or income; it's happening within those groups too. Even among students of the same background, top performers are doing better while others are doing worse.
  3. Technology and changes in education practices might be affecting students differently. Students who find it hard to focus might struggle more with the distractions of technology, widening the achievement gap.

How American Educators Are Conning Kids

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 2411 implied HN points • 09 Feb 25
🚌 Education Student Performance
  1. American students are falling behind in education, yet standards are being lowered instead of improved. This approach might make everyone feel better, but it doesn't help kids succeed.
  2. Experts agree that the U.S. education system is not world-class and needs major improvements. It's important for a superpower to provide high-quality education.
  3. The perception is that educators are not being honest about students' abilities, similar to saying everyone is a great swimmer even when many are struggling. This could harm students in the long run.

The EdTech Revolution Has Failed

After Babel • 2486 implied HN points • 12 Nov 24
🚌 Education Student Performance
  1. Using too many digital devices in schools doesn't seem to help students learn better. In fact, it might be making their test scores worse.
  2. Students often get distracted by things like social media when they're supposed to be learning, which can hurt their ability to focus and remember what they've learned.
  3. Some schools are starting to move away from using devices in the classroom and focus more on traditional teaching methods, which might lead to better outcomes for students.

Flaws in a Recent Lancet Study on Phone Use in Schools

After Babel • 853 implied HN points • 13 Feb 25
🚌 Education Student Performance
  1. The study compared schools with only slight differences in phone policies, making it hard to see if phone restrictions really help students.
  2. The research didn't truly prove which phone policies caused changes in student mental health or grades, since it mainly showed correlations.
  3. There were issues with how they measured students' academic performance and phone use, which could affect the study's conclusions.

Short Take: Public School and the Destruction of the American Child

Anarchonomicon • 687 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🚌 Education Student Performance
  1. Public school is a system of violence that controls children's minds and bodies.
  2. Public education in America fails to properly educate children, with most Americans reading at a less than 6th-grade level.
  3. The visible physical impact of the public education system is seen in the high rates of obesity among American adults and college students.
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Edu-Snippets

The Science of Learning • 119 implied HN points • 07 Sep 23
🚌 Education Student Performance
  1. The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method that helps people stay focused and fight procrastination by working in short, timed intervals followed by breaks.
  2. Taking practice tests can lower test anxiety and help students remember what they've learned, making them better prepared for actual exams.
  3. Classrooms experience a lot of interruptions throughout the year, which can hurt student learning. Reducing these interruptions may help improve student performance.

Why do Latino students do so poorly in SFUSD?

SFEDup • 19 implied HN points • 07 Mar 23
🚌 Education Student Performance
  1. Latino student performance in SFUSD is closely tied to the percentage of novice English learners among them
  2. English proficiency levels in kindergarten can impact SBAC test scores years later
  3. Variability in student achievement may be influenced by factors like parental education and language proficiency