You can read it for yourself, right here:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sat-reading-scores-drop-to-lowe…
One of the key statements about this article, is that “The disappointing SAT scores come as schools have made major efforts to raise scores on state standardized tests under the 2002 No Child Left Behind law. Some critics of testing say the intense focus on state reading and math exams has taken its toll on higher-order thinking skills.” I’ve also heard it explained that the decline in scores comes from the fact that more students are taking the exam… and this increase is coming from students who in previous decades may not have considered college.
Regardless of where you come down on the issue, our current situation begs us all to ask the question of What rabbit we are chasing?
I take an acting class, and was sitting next to my classmate who showed me a quote that he carries about FOCUS. It features an image of an eagle, with a quote that says, “If you are chasing two rabbits, you will not catch either one.
Are we chasing content (i.e. content standards)?
Are we chasing college?
Are we chasing 21st century skills – innovation…?
Perhaps our first step, as a nation, is to find our one, tasty rabbit…
