Ignore typos--TGIF--Lori
On 7/27/07 5:01 PM, "ljackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And we are not pushing them, but thinking very carefully about the > situation. A retained child is far more likely to a high school drop out. > A retained child who ends up in the same class with an abler sibling is not > a pretty picture. A retained child who is chronologically older than peers > BEFORE retention is going to come of age sooner, so to speak, and that may > not be a problem in second grade. A retained child with a physical stature > that already makes them stand out becomes the tallest square peg in a round > whole. All that said, I have retained and I have been both satisfied and > dissatisfied with me decisions. It simply is not a black and white issue, > IMO. > > Lori > > > On 7/27/07 2:40 PM, "Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Juliana, >> In NC students are pushed out of school at 21 or 22, so a student who is held >> back too many times figures out that they have NO chance of graduating, so >> they drop out. >> >> . . . Why are so many kids being pushed through to the next grade in >> spite of not being capable of the material? >> >> Thanks, >> Juliana >> >> >> >> Joy/NC/4 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content >> go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
