Promoting kids who aren't ready. Keeping disruptive students in class. Any solutions?
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I wrote earlier today about thenew Georgia Milestones tests, which led to this exchange between posters:
Scott wrote: But to me, the bigger question is what happens when students fail to meet expectations. Do school systems continue to ignore the deficiencies, or are students going to get the math help they need to attain on-level mastery?
ScienceTeacher671 responded: The students will continue to be administratively promoted until they get to high school, at which point they will fail miserably.
A few days earlier, a reader sent me this note in response to myblog about how few eighth graders who are behind ever catch up in high school:
My good friend works in a metro school system as a middle school counselor. Last week he was upset, frustrated and had a look of defeat because the teachers and administration at his school promoted a student to the eighth grade with the following academic history: Student failed 12 out of 16 courses; student failed four out of five subject areas on the CRCT in 2014; student achieved a grade of zero in science the last two terms. Something has to be done, because the kids are being set up for failure.
What happens to students like that when they reach high school? Clearly, many drop out of school. Are any of them saved?
I am off this week and vacationing with five 15-year-olds who just finished their freshman year in high school. I’ve been disheartened to listen to them talk about the challenges of learning in classes with disruptive peers who either don’t get what’s being taught or don’t care. They tell me their teachers are “too nice to send kids to the office.” At the same time, they feel they paid a Promoting kids who aren't ready. Keeping disruptive students... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com:
