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[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 34 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

I mean, thats the point. If the student is not smart enough for the 4th grade, they get held back to try again. They are not 4th graders even if their age suggests they are.

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[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Right. But while 4th grade has great literacy results, 3rd grade has 38 students per class who are deficient in reading now. How long can that last?

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[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 12 points 8 months ago

I mean, in theory, they learn during the repeated year and become part of the great literacy results of the 4th grade.

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[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

I'm likely wrong.

I dont think you are. Having higher requirements for 4th grade definitely bumps the results up, question is by how much? Not that many students are held back, no idea how much they would contribute to the statistic

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world [S] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

I thought about that too, but I would imagine a LOT of students would've had to be held back to make this kind of impact on the state average. I would bet that the pressure it applied to students, schools, and parents did most of the heavy lifting.

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[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

I used to be a teacher. In my state, before COVID, 3rd grade is the grade that you don't pass if you don't hit certain criteria for literacy. After COVID, they didn't hold anyone back due to an emergency executive order from the Guvnah. Pretty much all the teachers I worked with hated it and believed that holding kids back was beneficial to all.