Social Promotion
...hav found, including many editorial writers and politicians, attack social promotion. Manhy others, however, such as Mary Lee Smith and Lorrie A. Shepard, argue that retention, the policy of leaving failing students back, is a worse alternative than social promotion. Because the isue is still being debated and there is no consensus, I intend to present the findings and arguments of both sides. I have found many soursces. Because the topic has been in the news lately, I found many recent newspaper and magazine articles, and many were available online. I have also found journal articles and several books. I have checked ou the books. I also printed out the online articles and have found others on microfilm. From this prospectus, I have considered the different options for what becomes of kids n this state. If ...