Submitted by lindaread (not verified) on August 9, 2007 - 06:57.
No students should not be promoted if they don't have the skills. This is the problem with our current system. Instead of grade level systems based on age promotion should be based on skills. I am not suggesting having 7 year old with 12 year olds in the same class age range/skills groups could be created. Summer school, tutoring programs, etc. I have taught them all. Most of the time it is not a matter of learning the skills needed, usually if a student attends then they get passed. And skills need to be measured by a more comprehensive means - not the reliance on one test. By promoting without having the skills we are setting students up for failure so either way social promotion or retention we are setting students up for failure.
social promotion
Submitted by lindaread (not verified) on August 9, 2007 - 06:57.
No students should not be promoted if they don't have the skills. This is the problem with our current system. Instead of grade level systems based on age promotion should be based on skills. I am not suggesting having 7 year old with 12 year olds in the same class age range/skills groups could be created. Summer school, tutoring programs, etc. I have taught them all. Most of the time it is not a matter of learning the skills needed, usually if a student attends then they get passed. And skills need to be measured by a more comprehensive means - not the reliance on one test. By promoting without having the skills we are setting students up for failure so either way social promotion or retention we are setting students up for failure.