Kids today are smarter than any generation since IQ testing began. While this is not very surprising news, it stands to confirm what parents have often thought. Their smartness can be attributed to: a richer intellectual environment; smaller families; testing dexterity and possibly genes.

My only concern is if the teachers are able to keep up with these intelligent kids. I have experienced some teachers that are lost when it comes to relating to kids in their classrooms. Kids today are completely bored with the average teaching that has been in place for generations. The only way forward for some not so capable teachers, is to bully the student. At this point, it is the responsibility of the parent to check on the teachers to make sure their kids are being taught in the best way possible. It is not a good idea to stay complacent and think kids today can be taught the same way we were taught.

One mom explained to me that she believes the teachers are only teaching the kids what they need to know in order to achieve high SAT scores to ensure state financial support. That is truly a disappointment if indeed that is true. An easy answer for schools is to push the kids into "advanced" courses. Some kids do not have the persistence and skills required to handle "advanced" courses even though their brains may be ready. As it turns out kids are struggling with "advanced" courses because they are not mature enough to plan their time; their concentration still needs to be improved so they can work on one task consitsently.

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