Tag: social promotion

In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction in classrooms and eliminate the need for retention and social promotion if combined effectively. While reading this series, periodically ask yourself this question: Why are educators, parents and the American public complicit in a practice that does demonstrable harm to children and the competitive future of the country? What type of interventions would you want provided to your child if they were struggling with early literacy? Based on the state you live in, various early interventions …

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In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction in classrooms and eliminate the need for retention and social promotion if combined effectively. While reading this series, periodically ask yourself this question: Why are educators, parents and the American public complicit in a practice that does demonstrable harm to children and the competitive future of the country? What fundamental skill do you think is the most important for students in elementary grades to master? If you said reading, the state of Colorado agrees with you. …

Continue reading “Pass or Fail: Too Much Focus Placed on Early Literacy?”