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Making grades meaningless so that everyone advances is doing a disservice to kids' education. (media.piefed.world)

submitted 4 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 9 points 4 months ago

I mean, in theory, they learn during the repeated year and become part of the great literacy results of the 4th grade.