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This is a short term fix that may cause long term problems though, kids that are held back are more likely to drop out before graduating
by micromacrofoot 1y ago
This is a short term fix that may cause long term problems though, kids that are held back are more likely to drop out before graduating
- mikkupikku 1y ago[dead]
- Jensson 1y agoWhats the point of graduating if you can't read?
- micromacrofoot 1y agojobs, it's pretty much the driving force of the entire US economy
- gowld 1y ago"Jobs" don't requure graduation.
- micromacrofoot 1y agothey certainly do more than they did 50 years ago
- bluGill 1y agoIs there any reason to think they would graduate with useful knowledge otherwise? The kids in my day who did poor may have graduated - but they still lacked knowlege and to the diploma was paper... also those kids who don't pass will hold those who do pass - as the next year teachers waste time teaching what the majority already knows
- variadix 1y agoWhen graduating is essentially just aging out, it isn’t really graduating
- micromacrofoot 1y agowhat does "really graduating" even mean in 2025? you're eligible for a slightly less bad minimum wage job?
- otoburb 1y agoNot having a highscool diploma or GED can limit one's future career options; an example is the US armed forces[1]. [1] https://www.usa.gov/military-requirements https://www.usa.gov/military-requirements
- variadix 1y agoLowering standards is why a high school diploma is nearly worthless, it wasn’t always the case. If you can graduate with a high school diploma while still being illiterate, innumerate, etc. it is a signal with no entropy.
- micromacrofoot 1y agowhen was it not the case? as far as I know teachers have been pushing kids through to their diploma for 50 years so they could get out of their hair and into the workforce... both illiteracy and dropout rates were higher one complication is that standards for jobs you could live off of were at that point much lower... many more people could drop out and make a living, this is less often the case now
- NoMoreNicksLeft 1y agoIt's interesting that you'd prefer that they move upwards with their cohort and damage the education of those students too.