In 1912, 8th graders in rural Kentucky were expected to know things about the Gulf Stream, the secretions of the liver, copyright, the battle of Quebec and how to spell (and define) “adjective.”
The UK’s “Daily Mail” correctly asks: Were students smarter a century ago?
Could you pass this 8th grade test? Back in 1912, completing 8th grade was all a child needed for life. American 12th graders would fail this test.
