Public School Test Scores Show Failures
A recent news article by WV Metro News points to the dismal public school climate in West Virginia, at least as evidenced by this past year’s standardized test scores. Statewide, 35% of public school students have a “minimal understanding of, and ability to apply, math knowledge, skills and abilities.” That means that more than one in four students can’t do basic math. While language arts fared better, fewer than half of WV students in public schools were proficient. Such statistics hardly bode well for our future citizenry.
Let us hasten to say that we don’t believe teachers are the problem here! There are many issues that play into that failure, the current state of families being one.
As pointed out in our reThinking Education booklet, God places the responsibility for the next generation on the shoulders of parents! Yet our current society places peer pressure on parents to punt their parental responsibilities to daycares, schools, grandparents — even churches. In today’s environment, homeschoolers stand apart as committed parents investing in their kiddos with great success!
CHEWV’s standardized test scores for spring 2024 reveal that, statewide, home educated students average in the top half of national scores in reading, math, language, science and social studies – in every subject area! And, while CHEWV’s membership represents only a portion of WV homeschoolers, the important takeaway is that what each of you is doing works! To take responsibility for your own children’s education is – be assured – both a cultural and academic game-changer!
In a broken world with growing issues, parents who profoundly invest in the lives of their children, and thus in the future, are a bright, shining hope.
Amidst the daily learning challenges your kids face, be encouraged that you’re in fact doing well. You are undoubtedly maximizing your children’s potential, for God’s higher ways are both wise and effective! In the fray of daily life, it helps us all to be reminded of His faithfulness.
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