The short passage show how do the grade system work and the system is utilize widespread in Europe and united state. Generally the grade system separate the ages of children in about twelve different, and roughly in three groups which is known as the elementary, junior high, and high school that we so called. From the lecture, the speaker demonstrate some idea to against the system. since the system doesn’t consider the differences of individuals , and particularly the physical mature differences between female and male, and most of all, the standard test which is only a reference of group, it indicate few personal learning ability.
The graded school system, which groups students by age, is usually divided into primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. However, according to the lecture, there are several disadvantages to this type of system. In the first places, maturity is not considered. All students begin the first grade at six years old; however, many children are not mature enough to go to school at that age. In contrast, some younger children are ready for school before their sixth birthdays but are denied the opportunity to begin until they reach the intermediate grades. Nevertheless, they are still schedules for classes according to age, not maturity. Even more concerning is the problem of grade-level standard, which rely on testing to evaluate progress by age instead of by actual mastery on the part of individuals. The grade-level system is inefficient because it requires some learners to repeat concepts that they have already learned in order to master those that they still need to know. It also penalizes students who are capable of learning more material than grade-level curriculum allows. Furthermore, research shows a correlation between low self-esteem and drop-out rates with requirement that students repeat a calendar year because they have not learned part of the material for their grade.
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