Kids who fail their courses go to phony Credit Recovery classes. No wonder so many high-school graduates are at or near a fifth-grade level.(Originally on WSJ.com, via Diane Ratvitch's blog)
I see this phenomenon in my school too! Personally, I'm not convinced that computer-based lessons are actually able to teach students to fully understand content. I'm not saying that any teacher is better than a computer program - there are definitely a lot of bad teachers out there who essentially just babysit the students - but in terms of actual learning (by which I mean comprehension and not just being able to click the right answers on the "assessment" at the end of the program), I just don't see how a computer program can help students reach their full potential.
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