Social Promotion

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The practice of passing students with their peers to the next grade even though they have not met the academic requirements or performance standards is known as Social Promotion. The name "social" promotion came about because some believe that its best to focus on the student’s social and psychological well-being. (U.S. Department of Education, 1999). Although social promotion is tough to measure, school systems do not like admitting participating in the practice. Based on information from the American Federation of Teachers, many unprepared students were promoted in the past year (1997). I ask, “How in good conscience, can a teacher knowingly pass a student not prepared to move to the next grade?” The teacher is participating in this the false sense of security that this is what the real world is about. Imagine going through life and not being able to read or do basic math. Social promotion is nothing but a control mechanism in place to keep the uninformed, unaware and when you are uninformed and uneducated, you will easily be taken advantage.
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Some educators believe that to have students repeat a grade has often led to harmful educational consequences like an increase in the school’s dropout rate (U.S. Department of Education, 1999). However, who is discussing the negative drawbacks and the direct effect that teachers face? Schools that practices social promotion are somehow telling students that academic readiness doesn't matter as much as being socially accepted. Some scholars argue that there is no wall between academics and the "real world" and school is as much a part of the real world as anything

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