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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its extra insulting to students who out forth effort and it's devaluing of the institution  of education to pass anyone along just through pity and not demonstration of learning.  Grades are not suppose to be a reflection of emotions but of learning.  If a student does not know jow to read and fails an English class we should not pass them along because if they get a pity A we are giving them a certificate that basically  says this person can read fine.  You wouldn't give a blind man a driver's liscense because you felt sorry for them.[/quote]

A better way to think about it is that we have much too low a threshold for entering the next level. Whether a kid got a D in Geometry through sustained effort or through gaming the 50% rule, they shouldn’t move on to Algebra 2. They lack the requisite skills to do the work so the cycle will repeat. In fact, they lacked the requisite skills for Geometry as well.

We need 70% overall average to be the floor for passing. Or we need a test that students must pass.

Secondly, offer Algebra 2 as a two year course for struggling HS students so that it moves through the material slowly enough for them. Similar to how MS offer Spanish 1 as a two year course. Students who are well-prepared can still take it in a year. Advanced students should be allowed to take it as a one semester course followed by pre-Calc. My kids took Algebra 2 one summer to advance in math. If it can be taught in 6 weeks, it can be taught in 18. [/quote]

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