Parents turning to tutors as education standards decline |
More parents are relying on tutors to teach the basic skills students once learned in the classroom
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As children return to school this year, a record number will also see a tutor. Standardized tests illustrate how public schools are eroding.
Standardized tests of Canadian students illustrate the problem. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has seen Canadian math scores fall from 532 in 2003 to 497 in 2022. That 35-point drop is serious, as even a 20-point decline is considered equivalent to a year of learning. PISA, run every three years by the OECD, has long been a benchmark showing Canada among the world’s top achievers, which makes the recent declines more troubling.
Canadian students scored 534 in reading in 2000, but just 507 in 2022, a drop of 27 points. Canadians scored 534 in science in 2006, only to drop 19 points to 515 by 2022. Together, these trends point to a public education system that is no longer giving many students the foundational skills they need.
Foundational learning is weakening in public education, forcing families to rely on tutors to protect their children’s future.
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