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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Students can't fail or be left behind any more. My kid started school last school year and he is December-born so he is the youngest in his class. Because of that he is/was a bit behind developmentally and likely will be for a few of the early years (hopefully not for too long though.) We asked his kindergarten teacher if he could re-do kindergarten and she said that they don't hold kids back any more. They don't like to separate the kids from their peers because it potentially causes social issues.
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Yes and while many people would think this is ridiculous there is actual science and research that has gone into why we are operating this way in Alberta (with the right answer here).
It is potentially more harmful to hold back kids than not to on the balance of things and in most cases (not all), which is why this policy has been adopted.