Saturday, October 5, 2024

Uneducated US Voters 10-5-24

US Public Schools have been indoctrinating students to become “Social Activists”. In 2021, 81.9% (65.1 million) of students enrolled were in public school and 18.1% (14.4 million) were in private school. Students in Private Schools scored higher in basic skills. 

Bill O’Reilly hosted the O’Reilly Factor from 1996 to 2017. Jessee Watters was interviewing college students who couldn’t answer basic questions about history and current events. This is when I noticed how uneducated college students were.  

US Public Schools failed to teach reading, writing, spelling, math, US history, Free Market economics, civics, current events and the US Constitution. The failed to teach useful science and failed to add Nutrition to Biology classes and failed to teach modern Chemistry. Students were bored and spent time on their cell phones on social media.

31% of Public School 8th graders can read at grade level.

26% of Public Schol 8th graders can do math at grade level.

25% of Public School 8th graders can write at grade level.

32.9% of the undergraduate students drop out of college. The average first-year college dropout rate for first-time college students is 24.1%.  

Recent data shows that only 62.3% of undergraduate students in the U.S. complete their degree programs within six years of starting. This completion rate has remained almost the same since 2021, with dropout rates around 32.9%. What is this?

While high school dropout rates are decreasing, the United States experiences a daunting 40% college dropout rate every year. With only 41% of students graduating after four years without delay, American universities tend to pale at the scale of this recurring issue 

About 11% of freshmen in the US plan to major in engineering. Engineering is one of the most common undergraduate fields of study, accounting for 6% of degrees. 

Here are some other statistics about engineering in the US: Engineering degrees by discipline: 

In 2018, the most common engineering degrees were mechanical engineering, computer science, and electrical engineering. 

Gender representation: Before the pandemic, women made up about 24% of undergraduate engineering students and 28% of graduate students. 

Engineering student attrition: About 50% of engineering students change majors or drop out before graduation. 

According to recent data, only around 1.3% of US college students major in mathematics, meaning a very small percentage of college students are focused primarily on math studies. 

Low percentage: This translates to roughly 1.3% of all college graduates majoring in math. 

Decline over time: The proportion of students majoring in math has slightly decreased in recent years. 

Factors impacting math majors: Factors like perceptions of job availability in the field and potential declines in math readiness contributes to this low percentage.  

Advanced math classes include: 

Precalculus: A course that covers college-level algebra and trigonometry, and is designed to prepare students for calculus. 

Algebra II: An advanced branch of algebra that covers complex topics like functions, sets, relations, arithmetic, and geometric progressions. 

AP Statistics: An advanced math course that includes multivariable calculus and AP calculus. 

AP Calculus: An advanced math class that combines algebra and trigonometry with geometry. 

Linear algebra: An advanced math skill that has applications to machine and deep learning. 

Trigonometry: A significant topic in high school mathematics curriculum that is also relevant to physics, geometry, and mechanics. 

Geometry is also important for learning advanced mathematics because it introduces important formulas, such as Pythagorean theory.  

Comments

Many high school grads are going to technical schools where they can get a basic understanding of applied Math. 

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

 

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