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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "need" for even having a discussion about social promotion vs. retention and pedantic pontification on either is really only talking about the symptoms, as opposed to the underlying causes, which is even more insidious, filled with fuzzy "feel-good" theories in pedagogy - which have led to a lack of firm grounding in phonics and other crucial reading skills, lack of firm grounding in math facts, things like too much group work and not enough independent mastery.  Many sound teaching principles that worked for centuries have been discarded for faddish educational nonsense in the classroom.

Needless to say, I don't have much respect for academics promoting these things.  "Glorified daycare?"  Yes, that pretty much nails it.  Complete failure where it comes to actual education.[/quote]

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Look  at the schools where they do[b] not[/b] teach grammar, spelling, cursive, math facts to automaticity, extensive phonics, extensive history, long division, etc. Often, if schools do teach these things, it is only in an inadequate, cursory manner. Look at schools where they use calculators from grade 1 and onward hampering the mastering of the 4 operations or they emphasize group work and "discovery" instead of individual mastery.[/quote]

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