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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think elementary students will make a concerted effort to pass if they know that they will be held back otherwise (a stigma to avoid). It's a very powerful incentive. [/quote]

And some people think the earth is flat.  You can think whatever you want, but in this case it's still wrong.  The research and empirical evidence demonstrate indisputably that holding kids back makes the problem worse.  In order to avoid the stigma, they won't "make a concerted effort to pass" they will decrease their investment in an unrewarding activity.  And they'll drop out even sooner.

Just because a child isn't succeeding in school doesn't mean they don't want to learn.  The compound effects of falling further and further behind, not to mention the many undiagnosed learning disabilities are at work here.  You may find it satisfying to "punish" them or threaten the "stick" (vs. carrot) approach, but it does not work.

The only thing worse than social promotion is holding kids back.[/quote]

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