What do you think of schools not failing kids?

I am a retired teacher. Studies I've read about in teacher's college textbooks say that kids held back are so shamed and socially disconnected that is doesn't really help the kid who is held back a grade.

On the other hand, my observation from my teaching indicates that the threat of being held back is a strong motivator in getting kids to keep up with their schoolwork. When kids know they will pass no matter what, some kids will do very little.

So when you hold a kid back, you are basically sacrificing one kid's self-esteem and social position to make sure the other kids are less likely to fail the grade. Is it worth it? A very tough choice....but I think it is. One kid vs. dozens of kids. I think things worked better in the old days when you could be held back.

Was common when I was at school . These days it would be considered child abuse of some sort.. rubber stamp and out the door..

So what motivation is there to study if no matter what,im not going to fail class

Proof that our education system really is just a daycare system. The well supported kids or kids with direction will be geared up for college.

i dont know why its so hard to sit with the kids a half hour a day to review work, my parents were busy people but still made sure to do that & i was far behind in class id say grade 3 so from c & d to B+ just few hrs everyday.. not much

But that might hurt their feelings! 🙄

So we just stop expecting the teachers to teach properly and leave education for the rich only?
Or we could actually allow teachers to teach our future generations to think
Not to just pass tests that rank the school in some weird dystopian like weekly chart show

I don't know, my kid should probably still be in kindergarten but it would be her third year and the school will not do it

Good question ... pushing them ahead does no good ... holding them back, makes them feel like a target.

Forced education does this

If the school system had vouchers ... kids could transfer into another curriculum ... which fits better ... kids are not dumb ... it is the environment/associations that mess them up.

Idc if they fail cause I dropped out half way though my senior year

They are doing kids no favour by passing them when they have not demonstrated an understanding of the material. that's how we end up with morons doing jobs they shouldn't be doing. But maybe the plan is for them to live on welfare anyway.

another year in school? fuck that