Sentences with phrase «call repeating a grade»
A Study of Cumulative Advantage in the Educational Career,» by Notre Dame sociologist Megan Andrew, published Sept. 26, 2014, in the journal Social Forces is an empirically solid analysis that adds more weight to those who say retention — what education wonks call repeating a grade — is ultimately harmful.
http://educationbythenumbers.org/ Not exact matches
Teachers wrote about parents who failed to return repeated phone calls; who never showed up for conferences or school events; who appeared uninterested in their childrens educational progress; who did nt notify them when difficult family situations threatened a childs behavior or grades.
It is therefore entirely unjustifiable to call these examination results proof that our students are not doing their work «at grade level,» and honestly, it is getting damned tiring to have to repeat that endlessly.
Maybe if all our so called, «leaders» could speak of something else besides the repeat rhetoric (blah, blah, blah) and empty promises I've heard now for 50 years and stop trashing each other with 3rd grade tactics, we'd stand an inkling of chance toward some kind of world peace and planetary healing.