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> retained for another year It strikes me that US K-12 systems don't have a clear architecture to support, er, non-uniform progress. A student either moves to
by Terr_ 1y ago
> retained for another year
It strikes me that US K-12 systems don't have a clear architecture to support, er, non-uniform progress. A student either moves to the next grade in all classes, or "repeats" a year. Or perhaps has remedial classes over the summer? Maybe in high-school the concept of "honors" classes becomes available.
Perhaps that represents a conflict between the social goals (keeping cohorts together) versus per-subject educational ones.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Or perhaps has remedial classes over the summer? This works for middle and high-school students, where courses are somewhat independent. It doesn't for a third grader who can't read. They need the time to master what they haven't. Rushing that process compromises every year of education in front of them.
- gowld 1y agoA third grader is in school for 9 months. Why can't they handle 1 or 2 more months per year?
- gowld 1y agoUS had that, but equity reformers dismantled it because it highlights socio-demographic inequalities in USA. Some problems are too hard to fix, so it's necessary to destroy anything that exposes evidence of the problem.