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Originally Posted by First Lady
I consider the teachers my son had from K to 4 as chair warmers...ok maybe not the K teacher. The others all said, "don't be concerned" "there's nothing wrong" "he will pick it up when he is ready" "you are not doing enough with him at home", etc, etc, etc..... and "socially" promoted him every year. To this day I think his constantly being pulled out of classes for "tutoring" did him more harm than holding him back ever would have.
Agreed.
It must encompass many aspects. Principal reviews, parent reviews, peer reviews, but it does also need to have some outcome assessment. You can build in realistic benchmarks based on the unique challenges. ESL as one example.
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Remember, they promoted your son because they legally had to, not because they were lazy.
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