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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mississippi also holds kids back in 3rd grade if they are not on grade level, which I think we need to do in FCPS. Kids who are not on grade level should be retained and the earlier they do it the more likely kids will catch up. We are promoting kids for emotional health who then fall further behind, which cannot be good for their emotional health or academic confidence. [/quote]

holding a kid back and create a whole host of other issues: social, emotional, etc. [/quote]

Kids not reading and falling further behind creates a whole host of other issues: social, emotional, academic confidence, etc. Pick your poison. Do you want a kid who has issues because they were held back but they can read and do math or do you want a kid who has issues who was held back but can read and do math?

Promoting kids who cannot read or do math so that they don’t have social issues is not helping them. They continue to fall behind academically, which means that they struggle with school and develop social issues because they are behind their peers. And now they can’t read or do math.

Test scores are falling because kids are not learning. Promoting a kid who is grade levels h=behind is irresponsible and simply passing on a kid to another teacher and hoping that teacher can catch them up when the current grades teacher couldn’t. It doesn’t work. And when you end up with a class were a good number of kids are in the same boat you end up with teachers focused on the group of kids who are grade levels behind while the kids on grade level and the kids a bit ahead are ignored. This doesn’t work out for anyone.

Hold back the kids who are behind so that they are in a grade that is meant to address their level. Provide the additional support to those kids who have been retained and help them get on grade level. This helps the kids who are behind and the kids who are on grade level. Mississippi focused on 3rd grade because we know that there are some neurotypical kids who will not read until 2nd grade. A kid who is still not reading or is struggling with math in 3rd grade is a kid who needs support and time to learn the basics. Retain them. [/quote]

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