According to a 2011 survey of college presidents, today’s students are not as well prepared as their collegiate counterparts of 10 years ago. A 58%-majority of college presidents say public high school students arrive at college less well prepared than students of a decade ago. Just 6% say public high schools are doing a better job at preparing students for college than a decade ago, while 36% say they are doing about the same job. Once the students are settled on campus, the outlook remains equally pessimistic. More than half of college presidents (52%) say today’s students are studying less than students did a decade ago. Only 7% say students are studying more, and 40% say students are doing about the same amount of studying as college students did 10 years ago.
Saturday, June 4th, 2011
58% – Today’s College Students Less Prepared
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Source: Pew Research Center
Publication Date: 3-Jun-11
Link: 58% – Today’s College Students Less Prepared
Source: Pew Research Center
Publication Date: 3-Jun-11
Link: 58% – Today’s College Students Less Prepared
Stephan: Further evidence of the failure of the American public school system, and the growing ignorance of the American population. We are not going to be prepared to be successful in the 21st century when our children cannot read to grade level, and their knowledge of American history is no better than Sarah Palin's -- a notably ignorant woman, and proud of it.
