US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline

Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by mynameisvlad on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @10:47AM (#45198563)

> students and community use football. They do not use high school libraries.

That's literally the problem being presented, the "joke" as you called it. This isn't something to be weirdly proud about. This is something to be extremely concerned about. Prioritizing football over education in a place dedicated to the latter is absurd. Like, Idiocracy-levels absurd.

How has it gone so far over your head?

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by monkeyelite on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @10:58AM (#45198748)

So which is worse? - funding something people benefit from but is not part of your mission - funding something which is in your mission, but nobody uses?

The former is questionable. The latter is a just a waste.

Do you care about education outcomes? Or do you care about 90s symbols of education, like libraries.

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by yifanl on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @11:10AM (#45198931)

Which is worse, buying Marlboros for the students, or buying books for the library?

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by monkeyelite on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @11:41AM (#45199334)

You got me. Especially with the edit from heroin.

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by snozolli on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @08:54PM (#45206331)

funding something ... but is not part of your mission

That is worse. It's education, not a startup in need of a pivot.

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by monkeyelite on Thursday September 11, 2025 @09:47AM (#45211623)

Most Americans disagree and see athletics as an integral part of a rounded education.

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by snozolli on Friday September 12, 2025 @02:16AM (#45219133)

You're the one who drew the contrast in the first place!

You characterized it as outside the mission and now you're trying to say it's part of the mission. Come on.

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by georgeecollins on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @03:02PM (#45202195)

I think the point is that the average person in a community cares more about football than education. There are place where they really do. You think that is idiotic and absurd -- I don't disagree. But we live in a democracy. You can't force people to care about what you think they should care about.

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