Get rid of the No Child Left Behind and Common Core crap.

 

If a kid can't keep up with the class, get a tutor. If that doesn't work, repeat the grade. I almost had to repeat a grade (I don't remember which one now but it was before high school) and I wish they would have made me repeat it. I think I would have done much better going forward had I been able to. Forcing kids to move up when they're not ready just to prevent 'hurting feelings' can do long term damage. More so than holding them back a year so they can actually learn/grasp the subjects.

 

Common Core..... I can't even go into how stupid it is. Teachers can't even actually teach anymore. At least not the things that will help educate and advance a student in life. 

 

That's all I can say without getting pretty hostile about the subject. 

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