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A comment on America's Reverence for the Bachelor's Degree. Parent comment

Re:America's Reverence for the Bachelor's Degree by stevenmays on Monday March 13, 2017 @04:00PM (#13861783)
The textbook was more advanced, but how was well was the information retained? Perhaps most fifth graders are retaining information better now with books more suited to them?

Literacy rates have increased throughout the years: https://nces.ed.gov/naal/lit_history.asp

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Re:America's Reverence for the Bachelor's Degree by tracker1 on Monday March 13, 2017 @04:46PM (#13862176)
If it was replicated/repeated for the next several years, I'd imagine the retention was relatively good. Likely as good or better for most people than today.
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Re:America's Reverence for the Bachelor's Degree by EthanHeilman on Monday March 13, 2017 @04:55PM (#13862262)
Far fewer people in the past graduated Highschool as well. For instance only 50% of students graduated Highschool in the 1950s. As of 2008 the Highschool graduation rate is 80%.
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Re:America's Reverence for the Bachelor's Degree by tracker1 on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @02:32PM (#13870175)
So, why lower the bar? A "C" is a passing grade by all accounts... lowering the bar only serves to hold back those able to do better.
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