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Originally Posted by manaboutown
US SAT scores peaked in 1965. They have pretty much gone downhill ever since. A few years ago the powers that be recalibrated the test to bring the scores higher (for the sake of appearance?).
Test scores in many advanced countries far exceed ours yet our students "feel" they are ahead of those foreign students, a tragically false self confidence imprinted on their young minds by the self esteem movement. In these other countries the students realistically understand where they actually lie in terms of ability and accomplishment because they are not fed Lake Wobegon style pablum.
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Don't think it is really fair to compare US scores to other countries. In the US we educate everyone (or attempt to) not just those on the path to college like in other countries.