I question this data myself.  There is a huge difference in courses offered
in parochial schools versus government schools and the math, english and
literature of today versus when I went to school is in my opinion,
substandard.  Going back to the founders of this country, they were
multi-lingual, where only one foreign language is the norm today. Kids were
being passed to the next grade with substandard scores so as not to hurt
their "psychies"! That certainly didn't help matters.  I believe the high
carb eating has helped in dumbing down the masses.  Kids want to sleep in
class or are so antsy they can't concentrate.  Oliva

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Todd Moody wrote:
IQ test scores are today a full standard
> deviation higher than they were 40 or 50 years ago.  The tests
> have had to be renormed for that reason.  The raw score that
> would have gotten you an IQ of 100 in 1950 would get you an 85
> today.  This is a rather substantial improvement.  On the other
> hand, SAT scores have fallen, to where they have had to be
> renormed (especially the verbal scores) in the other direction.

From: "Tom" <[log in to unmask]>
Those tests are quackery, if you ask me. There is no way
people today are a standard deviation smarter than 100 years
ago.