[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

Source, perhaps?

And even if that is true, and not a grossly inaccurate and simple reading of studies and statistics with much more complex and grey conclusions and implications than you think, is that their fault, or the failure of the educational system in America?

He's not entirely wrong as a lot of kids I teach would rather play on their iPads or playing video games than do anything else, however, there are many that read comics. More often than not it is manga though. Although, I will occassionally have a kid ask if they could read one of whatever comics I brought in with me.

As for who is at fault, everyone. The educational system is all based on test scores. Half of a teacher's pay these days is determined by the scores each student received in the classroom. There are times when a passing score is actually higher than the actual score possible on the test. Also, the funding a school receives is also based on the test scores. If the school has low scores (which is often the case for schools in poor neighborhoods) they receive less funding than a school that has high scores.

The parents are at fault because many of them feel their child is entitled to good grades because they are their child. One of the teachers I know had a woman start banging on his classroom window until he let her in and then demanded that her daughter's grade on a test be moved from a B+ to an A or she was going to sue the school district. The principal told him to change her grade because it wasn't worth the hassle.