ginnyt wrote:
So very true. Heck, you don't need to be able to read and write, just be able to tie your shoes and the qualifications are met. My grandson is in "advanced" classes, but to be sure; and do not take this the wrong way because I am proud of him, he is doing average work.....nothing exceptional. When we finish lowering the bar to ground level, then what? Will they conclude that kids are eligible for Mensa because they can walk and chew gum at the same time?
I'm waiting for one of those gurus to come up with the idea of "give away" high school diplomas. Everybody knows that lack of a high school education causes increased poverty, crime and other unpleasant things. So, sooner or later, some doofus is going to insist that these problems will be solved by ensuring a diploma - no matter what you do, or don't do. You wouldn't even have to show up for classes, just come by, pick up your diploma, and all your problems will be solved.
These boneheads have such a disconnect from real life. They cannot understand what a disservice they are doing to these kids and as a result, the entire country. Being highly educated is not the same as being highly intelligent, but you'll never get the highly educated to see that.