Out of the goodness of my heart, I told him if he manages to get a C+ on the final, I will pass him. He doesn't think this is possible (neither do I, but I didn't tell him) and sent an e-mail asking what else he can do to pass. I am ignoring this request. Hopefully he will get the message.
He probably graduated high school because teachers granted him extra favors. What a generation we have created! By the time anyone wakes up and sees what has been done, it will be to late to save the thousands, just like Mitchell.
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Or he got seat credit and recovery credit which doesn't add up to much.
The so-called "no social promotion" is still alive and kicking in every high school. Or is it really? The "no social promotion" policy is the same as the "mandated" high passing rates that principals pressure teachers to have.
Teachers do not like the pressure and the haranguing from administration. So they pass students that have a pulse. Unfortunately, the high passing rates do not correlate to the high Regents failing rates. The relationship of course grades to regents scores is obvious to everyone except the principals, who want to keep their jobs, and the students who think that they have acquired the necessary skills. When they get to college, they see that their diploma can be used as scrap paper. Reparation from this damage will take longer than the damage from the 1974/75 lay off of 15,000 teachers.
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