Most of that was prior to the 1970s, no?
My point is that since we have allowed our social structures that support the family and child to erode with attacks on the family, marriage and parental discipline rights, we have seen a steady drop in the IQs and SAT scores of whites. This is not happening among Asians because they are culturally immune to white self destructive insanity.
I agree. It has primarily been the result of the Liberal agenda. Actually give the devil his due, the KKK told us this would happen way back in the 1950's. Integration of our schools was perhaps the beginning. The bussing of our school children turned many good schools into failing schools with an increase in crime rates within those schools. The dumbing down of college entrance exams and preferential treatment for minorities had an adverse effect. Intermarriage between the races has produced dumber and inferior offspring. Quota promotion of minorities has hurt our industrial output. We did it all ourselves. The abolishment of the military draft has served to diminish patriotism. Entitlement programs has served to produce a generation of lazy underachieving dependents upon society. Hell, it even led to producing a whole slew of stupid Liberals. We have destroyed ourselves.
It pains me to agree with you humanoid, but I do. Our only difference is the source. The Feds have very little control over school districts or curricula. Those are all local or State controlled. A few years back I went ballistic when our local BOE attempted to lower the required GPA so more students could get better grades, because IMHO parents are too lazy or too timid of hurting their tot's feelings. But the key is not in our genes. It is in the expectations we place on our kids. That's why Asians beat the crap out of us in edu, because it is expected, and shame is a powerful tool. But if you insist on blaming the President, or Congress or a political party for the low expectations we place on our education, how about this: since 1997 (20 yrs ago) Congress was controlled 16 yrs in the House and 10 yrs in the Senate by Republicans. Since Reagan we've had 20 yrs R-Prez and 16yrs D-Prez. You are cherry-picking blame, I think, and doing American education and the kids it is tasked to challenge and teach a disservice. We need to get off our butts and go to local BOE meetings to make a difference instead of looking to Washington to fix it! And what is your opinion of those States and districts that are opting to either strike out or change historical facts such as slavery and/or native genocide, among others? Can we work together to correct our dismal recent record of teaching our kids?