Draft:Drawbacks of Grade Retention
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Grade retention is the process or practice of having a student repeat a grade or educational course because they failed to meet required benchmarks[1]
Effects on Students and the School System
[edit]Grade retention costs school systems more money for the additional year because more students need more money to be supported. This also causes students to possibly lose money due to arriving to the workforce almost and possibly more than a year late [2] Students are more likely to be bullied or engage in bullying, (See also: Bullying) this is due to possible learning challenges and behavioral problems[3] Retention can cut off friendships made the previous year[4] and increased the chance off dropping out.[2]
Effects on Mental Health
[edit]Students are threatened with retention often due to failure to meet benchmarks and percentiles in standardized tests.[5] Evidence is unclear if this motivates students. Though, this may increase stress in some students.[5] retention has also been associated with lower self esteem, school absenteeism, and aggressive or disruptive behavior[6]
Counter Arguments
[edit]Some say
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Priscilla; Waguespack, Angela (2011), Goldstein, Sam; Naglieri, Jack A. (eds.), "Grade Retention", Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 708–709, doi:10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_1272, ISBN 978-0-387-79061-9, retrieved 2024-12-10
- ^ a b "Should struggling students be held back a grade?". Chalkbeat. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Holding Students Back – An Inequitable and Ineffective Response to Unfinished Learning". EdTrust. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "The Effects of Mandatory Retention | Reading Rockets". www.readingrockets.org. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ a b https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/fape.grade.retention.nasp.pdf
- ^ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5062915/