Academic performance, IQ, and generational shifts
in Psychology ·
The fundamental crisis facing American society today is that everyone is obsessed with demanding their rights, yet absolutely no one is willing to accept their responsibilities. You see it everywhere: the farmer who expects government subsidies regardless of his actual crop yield, the laborer demanding a full paycheck regardless of hours worked, and veterans seeking pensions without meeting the necessary criteria. It is a culture of entitlement without accountability.
When you factor in an irresponsible government that focuses exclusively on short-term pandering to potential voters rather than implementing long-term strategies to improve this nation, you end up with the exact situation we find ourselves in today.
If the United States operated under the logic that children should be taught from elementary school that fulfilling their obligations comes first—before they are even allowed to "demand rights"—our societal trajectory would be significantly better.
Showing up to school without supplies, failing to complete assignments, rampant cheating, disrupting class, and persistent laziness; increasingly, neither students nor parents view these behaviors as serious enough to warrant any disciplinary action. At the same time, everyone insists they "have a right" to attend class without being sent away, or they "have a right" to be tested and have their grades adjusted until the very last bell rings.
After high school, everyone suddenly "demands their right" to a free college education, regardless of their high school GPA or their performance on the SATs. There is a widespread assumption that they "deserve to pass" no matter what their actual results indicate.
Regarding secondary education, practically every complaint made by a student against a teacher is resolved at the teacher's expense. The administration's goal is simply to ensure "parents don't complain further, and you teachers should just be happy you still have a job and a steady paycheck in this economy." 🙂
Take the standardized testing thresholds, for example. If the passing grade is set suspiciously low, the justification provided is often: "Well, we had to do it, otherwise more than 20% of the students would have failed!" Of course, in countries like France or Belgium, such standards wouldn't be an issue, but here in America, we can't afford it because "the students and parents will start making a fuss."
When you factor in an irresponsible government that focuses exclusively on short-term pandering to potential voters rather than implementing long-term strategies to improve this nation, you end up with the exact situation we find ourselves in today.
If the United States operated under the logic that children should be taught from elementary school that fulfilling their obligations comes first—before they are even allowed to "demand rights"—our societal trajectory would be significantly better.
Showing up to school without supplies, failing to complete assignments, rampant cheating, disrupting class, and persistent laziness; increasingly, neither students nor parents view these behaviors as serious enough to warrant any disciplinary action. At the same time, everyone insists they "have a right" to attend class without being sent away, or they "have a right" to be tested and have their grades adjusted until the very last bell rings.
After high school, everyone suddenly "demands their right" to a free college education, regardless of their high school GPA or their performance on the SATs. There is a widespread assumption that they "deserve to pass" no matter what their actual results indicate.
Regarding secondary education, practically every complaint made by a student against a teacher is resolved at the teacher's expense. The administration's goal is simply to ensure "parents don't complain further, and you teachers should just be happy you still have a job and a steady paycheck in this economy." 🙂
Take the standardized testing thresholds, for example. If the passing grade is set suspiciously low, the justification provided is often: "Well, we had to do it, otherwise more than 20% of the students would have failed!" Of course, in countries like France or Belgium, such standards wouldn't be an issue, but here in America, we can't afford it because "the students and parents will start making a fuss."