The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agoMaking grades meaningless so that everyone advances is doing a disservice to kids' education.media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up1724arrow-down119
arrow-up1705arrow-down1imageMaking grades meaningless so that everyone advances is doing a disservice to kids' education.media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square138linkfedilink
minus-squareRamenJunkie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 days agoI mean, thats the point. If the student is not smart enough for the 4th grade, they get held back to try again. They are not 4th graders even if their age suggests they are.
minus-squareFaygoRedPop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoRight. But while 4th grade has great literacy results, 3rd grade has 38 students per class who are deficient in reading now. How long can that last?
minus-squareRamenJunkie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoI mean, in theory, they learn during the repeated year and become part of the great literacy results of the 4th grade.
I mean, thats the point. If the student is not smart enough for the 4th grade, they get held back to try again. They are not 4th graders even if their age suggests they are.
Right. But while 4th grade has great literacy results, 3rd grade has 38 students per class who are deficient in reading now. How long can that last?
I mean, in theory, they learn during the repeated year and become part of the great literacy results of the 4th grade.