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The pandemic’s toll was laid bare when average math scores on a 500-point scale fell by the steepest declines recorded in more than a half-century of testing. This quiz features some of the questions fourth- and eighth-grade students encountered on that exam. How do you stack up?

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Diogenes of Snarkadia's avatar Diogenes of Snarkadia @diogeneslamp.bsky.social
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Blaming this on the pandemic, four years later, is bullshit. I'm supposed to believe no one can "catch up" after four years after the awwwwfullll crime of online learning? Bullshitters.

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Dante Vortex's avatar Dante Vortex @dantevortex.bsky.social
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Yeah just blame the pandemic that kids are this stupid now. It's always easier to find a scapegoat that has no voice.

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