Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
promue par tolérance
English translation:
given a special dispensation
Added to glossary by
Maria Constant (X)
Feb 5, 2009 20:51
15 yrs ago
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French term
Maria Constant (X)
promue par tolérance
French to English
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Education / Pedagogy
School report
I'm sure this has come up before but ...
School report from Switzerland.
The student in question is admitted to the following year despite poor results on the basis of her positive attitude.
Can this be said better and more to the point more concisely as I don't want the rendering to be too long.
TIA
School report from Switzerland.
The student in question is admitted to the following year despite poor results on the basis of her positive attitude.
Can this be said better and more to the point more concisely as I don't want the rendering to be too long.
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | under-threshold tolerance pass |
suezen
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| 4 +1 | will advance to the next year by leniency |
MatthewLaSon
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| 4 | received a contingent pass |
MatthewLaSon
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References
| Swiss explanation |
writeaway
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Change log
Feb 6, 2009 03:44: Yolanda Broad changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Feb 12, 2009 07:28: Maria Constant (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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under-threshold tolerance pass
this is just an idea but it migt help explain the situation as this type of thing is very much culture-based and so exact equivalencies rarely exist
See very interesting article
http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:QVA7onBBX9QJ:kristof.bl...
See very interesting article
http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:QVA7onBBX9QJ:kristof.bl...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks."
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14 mins
will advance to the next year by leniency
Hello,
The student will advance to the next year, but only of of leniency
I hope this helps.
The student will advance to the next year, but only of of leniency
I hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: this would make sense here: at the discretion of the teacher/ staff/ taking into account the good behaviour of the pupil
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Thanks, Ingeborg!
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writeaway
: any concrete refs?
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| neutral |
polyglot45
: I think it would be better to explain what is happening - leniency sounds like lack of academic discipline - allowed a conditional pass into the next year....
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They are lenient. They're letting this student through when they shouldn't be? Well, it is a conditional pass. If you look at the definition, that's what they mean.
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received a contingent pass
Hello,
If you look at this definition, it means that the student has to meet one out of three conditions. If he does, then he can pass.
If you look at this definition, it means that the student has to meet one out of three conditions. If he does, then he can pass.
Reference comments
2 hrs
Reference:
Swiss explanation
Promotion par tolérance. En fin de 2P, une promotion «par tolérance» est accordée aux élèves ayant presque atteint les niveaux requis. De la 3P à la 5P, l'élève qui présente des moyennes annuelles inférieures à 4 mais au moins égales à 3 est aussi promu par tolérance. Dans les deux cas, sa promotion est assortie de mesures d'accompagnement, autrement dit d'appui, obligatoires.
http://archives.tdg.ch/TG/TG/-/article-2007-04-2613/le-retou...
http://archives.tdg.ch/TG/TG/-/article-2007-04-2613/le-retou...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
Emma Paulay
: I think polyglott's "conditional pass" comes nearest. http://www.processwork.org/Conditional_Pass_Form.pdf
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I didn't get back to this-but yes, I think conditional covers it. Although Suezen should be considered too-it's her specialist field
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Discussion
It is more damaging to students' self-esteem to retain them than it is to promote them, by some sort of special dispensation, to the next grade level. This holds true even if they have not mastered concepts and knowledge critical to the next level of learning.
http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:LX-Mad1GrrYJ:www.teache...