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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here in 6th. I can tell you many of these things are being taught but kids are not retaining information. I have kids who struggle with many math things they were previously taught in younger grades. I have been teaching and assessing grammar all year. 80 percent can identify every part of speech in a sentence and 20 percent still can’t after a full year of direct instruction and review. There were things I know was taught previously and they looked at me like I was crazy.

I do think many things are being taught as a whole but [b]kids are just not retaining information. I do think technology is a part of it.[/b] [/quote]

It's actually because of the way you are teaching it. When I was a kid, things were drilled into us over and over and over again. Now you go over something for one week, move on to the next thing, the next thing, and maybe come back to it 6 months later for another week before you move on again. I don't know who decided this was a good way to teach, but the reason kids aren't retaining things is because you're not giving them enough exposure or time for it to sink in.[/quote]

I am previous teacher poster. I can assure you I revisit parts of speech daily in my word study block. I spiral back previous concepts in HW and Number talks. [b]The kids are not retaining the way they should.[/b] I see this with previous students I tutor. [b]They completely forget something that was taught by myself and revisited throughout the year.[/b] [/quote]
Ok, but why would this be? Are we saying kids are regressing in terms of mental development? I'd find that pretty hard to believe.[/quote]

Believe it.[/quote]

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