There are a lot of complaints about how students are unprepared for college-level courses, and even life. Students are promoted to the next grade (eg. from 3rd grade to 4th grade) without having demonstrated the prerequisite academic ability. They get passed along to the next grade until they're adults, and many enter college. These students get the benefits of a high school diploma, which entitles them for consideration for jobs which ask for a high school diploma. They may get such jobs and be able to contribute to society, even though they were passed along through school.
On the other hand, these same students, who were not allowed to fail, complete their childhood education without the intended skills. They do not demonstrate the so called "critical thinking" skills. Although, a high school diploma signals to employers that they got through high school, having the diploma does not imply that they were successful in achieving its intended level of skill.
Another aspect to this is that minority students are often noted for having lower academic attainment. This may be due to any number of factors, most notably racism and poverty. If students are allowed to fail, are not promoted to the next grade in schools, then minority, students based on historical performance (for whatever legitimate reasons), would likely under-perform compared to the greater population.
Lowering standards and letting students pass through school has certain benefits, but holding high expectations has benefits as well.
Submitted May 14, 2020 at 10:48PM by nashstar https://ift.tt/3dM8KUF
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