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Problem is it's a comparative measure not an absolute one. So your child could get 85% in all their tests but still be in the lower half of the country. Doesn't mean they can't spell or add it just means they're not as good as other people. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
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"Problem is it's a comparative measure not an absolute one. So your child could get 85% in all their tests but still be in the lower half of the country. Doesn't mean they can't spell or add it just means they're not as good as other people."
And therein lies the potential to damage the child's desire to continue to learn. |
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"Problem is it's a comparative measure not an absolute one. So your child could get 85% in all their tests but still be in the lower half of the country. Doesn't mean they can't spell or add it just means they're not as good as other people.
And therein lies the potential to damage the child's desire to continue to learn."
Or alternatively encourage it if they're competitive. No matter what system we use there will be detractors and proponents. Education is an emotive subject on which everyone is an expert as they've all been to school. Sadly all the expertise is anecdotal and based on memory and personal experience. This would had worked for me as at my school I was only average academically however nationally I'd have been way above average. But that's personal and anecdotal therefore irrelevant to other children |
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