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The Mississippi Miracle seems to have happened by a reversion to proven standards and actually holding kids to them before letting them pass to the next grade.
by bitwize 9mo ago
The Mississippi Miracle seems to have happened by a reversion to proven standards and actually holding kids to them before letting them pass to the next grade.
And before you raise the standard objection, racial minorities showed even greater improvement than whute kids.
- bsder 9mo agoI'll believe it when I see them export it. We have seen the "YYY Miracle" before. Invariably it winds up that someone is cooking the books (getting low performing kids to quit school, giving out the tests, etc.) and a bunch of people wind up going to jail.
- bitwize 9mo agoExport it how far? Arkansas, Florida, and Louisiana are also seeing improvements by imitating Mississippi's approach. Turns out shitcanning social promotion, vibes-based learning, and all the experimental stuff in favor of pedagogical approaches that worked for decades, and providing support for teachers in implementing these approaches, actually kinda helps.