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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate
It's neither new nor novel, unfortunately. Back in the '90s making sure no one hurt Johnny's widdle feewings took precedence over whether he could read, write, or add. We've been lagging behind ever since.
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Both my children have problems in school. Especially with reading. They're both at least a grade behind and they're only in 2 & 3. Every report card is poor or ok. I can't afford a tutor and I'm at a loss as to how to help them. Right now their testing my oldest (8) to see if he has learning disability. Up until now we all thought he was just being inattentive (I think some of the teachers they've had just plain suck too). Unfortunately the school they attend doesn't believe in holding kids back a grade. "It's bad for their self esteem" they say...my butt. How do they think they (the kids) feel watching all the other kids get good grades while they bring home C's and D's...or worse.
Just last night my son turned to me with tears in his eyes and said "Mommy, you know what? I'm never going to get an A, no matter how hard I try".
We don't all give birth to geniuses and some kids NEED to be held back in order to move forward.
Just my 2 cents.