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I do agree that there is plenty of destructive stigma associated with repeating a class or grade, but there is no alternative, assuming your grades reflect your
by tsimionescu 3y ago
I do agree that there is plenty of destructive stigma associated with repeating a class or grade, but there is no alternative, assuming your grades reflect your actual learning level (which tends to be the case for the low grades, in my experience, even if it doesn't for higher grades). You can't move on to a higher grade if you just didn't learn the basics, you'll be even worse off. What possible point would there be in trying to teach comparative literature to someone who didn't learn to read or write properly?
So, we need to get rid of the stigma, not the practice.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoI agree with the sentiment. But I feel the sentiment is comparable to saying we need to rid society of violence. Maybe at a university level we can apply this, but we 1000% need to bring down the cost of tuition before considering spending more money at college. for grade school, I'm at an impasse. I don't like complaining without offering something actionable, but the scale and existing inequalities of schools is so dire that I don't know where to start. The realistic answer over the decades has been to simply lower the bar overtime, but that doesn't exactly help either.
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