I feel that grade retention is a very personal issue and needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis. There are both good arguments for and against grade retention, and it is impossible to say 100% of the time; “yes, if a student hasn’t mastered the grade level material, they should not be promoted until they do.” While not getting promoted with their peers can be extremely embarrassing, not being able to keep up with the class and constantly receiving poor grades on assignments can also be embarrassing. Unfortunately, there are trends for student retention, and a high number of minorities, high poverty level, and students with emotional problems are often held back more than other students. I think that there are better alternatives to grade retention, and the book points out many of them. However, for students who just cannot keep up with the material, retention would be a better answer than promoting them just so they can stay with their peers. The topic should be discussed with the student’s parents, and the best decision for the individual student needs to be made. I personally believe that if a student needs to be retained, it should be done at the lowest grade level possible so that it has the most minimal effect on the student.
As I was reading the article on grade retention, I was almost positive that I was for it. After finishing the entire article, it opened my eyes to many different options. I feel that there are many different alternatives. If a student is not at the level they need to be at, I feel that repeating the whole grade would be a waste of time because most of the things they learned they already know, not to mention all of the emotional stress that goes along with it. You would pull a student away from all of their friends, and it would just be a humiliating thing all around; however, I do agree with the after school programs as well as the summer programs to get the students at the level they need to be at in order to advance because if they move onto a higher grade when they are not ready, it will only let them fall further behind their classmates.
I think it is a necessity for students to master all subjects before being promoted to the next grade. I do not think it is necessary to hold a child back because some of the material was not mastered. There definetly should be other options such as afterschool tutoring to help children in their troubled subject and even have the option of summer school. It is unfair and it is a waste of time to hold a student back just because a subject or 2 was not mastered. However if the student is having a trouble with a few subjects and they are constantly receiving poor grades and even tutoring is not helping then, yes, i do think grade retention is necessary because you cannot go on and teach the next grade level material to the child if they have not mastered the previous material yet. It does not make sense.
I think that grade retention can be both good and bad. I feel that if an individual does not understand the material necessary to go on to the next grade they are losing something if they end up just going on anyway. However, it can also lead to intellectual self consciousness for the child in question. The child might put it in their mind that they are too stupid to succeed in school and then give up. Plus it could be very embarrassing to see your friends go to the next grade and you have to stay behind.
I am undecided weather I am for or against grade retention. I think if a student hasn't meet the requirement needed for that grade something needs to be done to fix the problem other wise they will continually struggle throughout school because they will constantly be a step behind. I think the book offers great alternatives, such as summer school or after school programs, but in these programs you dont necessarily have the amount of time available as you would in a full year of school. The only reason I feel grade retention is bad is because of the stress and embaresment is may cause on a child. The book stated the only things that would be more stressful than being held back a grade would be going blind or losing a parent, which shows how a student can be greatly effected by being retained a grade.
I have always felt that if a student doesnt meet the standards of continuing on to the next grade then the student should be held back or given other alternatives to move on like the book says. Now i understand that it can be embarrassing for the student but the parents and teachers must let the student know it is what is best for that student
there are positive and negative sides to grade retention. one positive thing is that the student will have another chance to understand the material presented in the grade. on the other hand, it might cause the individual to be embarrassed for getting held back a year because they are no longer with their friends. i do not think test should determine if a student moves on to the next grade level because some students do not test well but may have the best grades in the class and there may be something emotionally going on that day that they do not test well
I feel that grade retention is actually good. I do think that before they say that a child is going to be held back they should look at other options before automatically being held back. Like summer school for example. i think that a child should be completely up to speed with all subjects, because after they get behind it's going to be too hard for them to catch up.
As with every issue, there are two sides. Grade retention is a positive thing when the students meet the state standards the second time in a grade. Sometimes students need to repeat a grade to mature emotionally and academically. Grade retention can be negative when it makes the student feel embarassed. I think that embarassment would happen more often when the student is in older grades. If grade retention is something that the student can really benefit from, then I think that the embarassment and stress of repeating a grade are almost worth it. I think that children can bounce back pretty quickly, so I'm sure that those feelings will probably go away once they make new friends in their class. I am still on the fence about the issue of grade retention and keeping the student in the same classroom with the same teacher. I think that some students would benefit from having the same teacher for two years, but some students might learn better from a different teacher.
I feel that grade retention serves a good purpose. i dont really like the idea of holding a child back because it is possible that certain student will get made fun of by his friends. But, what most students dont realize, is when a student is held back a grade it is what is best for them. If a student isn't ready for the next grade up, then what is the purpose of sending a student up to that grade when their just going to have a really difficult time learning and understanding the matrial and then just end up failing again. But if that student gets a second chance at the grade he failed, it will make his future schooling easier. Therefore, i feel that gade retention is a good thing.
I feel that grade retention is necessary, but only in the correct circumstance. If a student isn't doing well with their current grade they are in, how are they supposed to achieve in future grades. They will constantly be left behind. If they are truly struggling in the third grade, for example, it would only make sense for them to have to repeat the grade. If the problem can be fixed with summer school or after school programs, then the student should resort to that before being held back.
Before I read this article, I was for grade retention. Now, I think it should depend upon the student and the parents. Before I read the article, I agreed that if children couldn't master skills in one grade level, how could they possibly move onto the next highest grade level and succeed? I think it is just as embarrassing when the students all mastered something another student didn't. In other words, if one child has mastered fractions and another child knows very little about them, I think that would be just as embarrassing for a child as holding them back a grade level. On the other hand, after I read this I realized that children that are held back can develop emotional problems. The article also offered some statistics that prove that holding children back doesn't necessarily achieve anything. I think if something like this were to occur, I think I might want to discuss it with the parents and see what they might want for their child.
I think grade retention is a very touchy subject. It is obvious that if a student cant keep up with 3rd grade curriculum, he would not benefit from moving onto 4th grade. However, after learning about all the different areas of intelligence, i feel like sometimes its not fair to hold a student back due to their lack of "intelligence" in one area. Maybe that student thrives in other subject areas? I am also sure that parents would be upset to hear that their child needs to be held back. They may think that their student isnt smart or has something wrong with them. This is definitely not always the case. I think, in general, grade retention needs to go from case to case and there can never be a rule for the issue.
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I feel that grade retention is a very personal issue and needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis. There are both good arguments for and against grade retention, and it is impossible to say 100% of the time; “yes, if a student hasn’t mastered the grade level material, they should not be promoted until they do.” While not getting promoted with their peers can be extremely embarrassing, not being able to keep up with the class and constantly receiving poor grades on assignments can also be embarrassing. Unfortunately, there are trends for student retention, and a high number of minorities, high poverty level, and students with emotional problems are often held back more than other students.
I think that there are better alternatives to grade retention, and the book points out many of them. However, for students who just cannot keep up with the material, retention would be a better answer than promoting them just so they can stay with their peers. The topic should be discussed with the student’s parents, and the best decision for the individual student needs to be made. I personally believe that if a student needs to be retained, it should be done at the lowest grade level possible so that it has the most minimal effect on the student.
As I was reading the article on grade retention, I was almost positive that I was for it. After finishing the entire article, it opened my eyes to many different options. I feel that there are many different alternatives.
If a student is not at the level they need to be at, I feel that repeating the whole grade would be a waste of time because most of the things they learned they already know, not to mention all of the emotional stress that goes along with it. You would pull a student away from all of their friends, and it would just be a humiliating thing all around; however, I do agree with the after school programs as well as the summer programs to get the students at the level they need to be at in order to advance because if they move onto a higher grade when they are not ready, it will only let them fall further behind their classmates.
I think it is a necessity for students to master all subjects before being promoted to the next grade. I do not think it is necessary to hold a child back because some of the material was not mastered. There definetly should be other options such as afterschool tutoring to help children in their troubled subject and even have the option of summer school. It is unfair and it is a waste of time to hold a student back just because a subject or 2 was not mastered. However if the student is having a trouble with a few subjects and they are constantly receiving poor grades and even tutoring is not helping then, yes, i do think grade retention is necessary because you cannot go on and teach the next grade level material to the child if they have not mastered the previous material yet. It does not make sense.
I think that grade retention can be both good and bad. I feel that if an individual does not understand the material necessary to go on to the next grade they are losing something if they end up just going on anyway. However, it can also lead to intellectual self consciousness for the child in question. The child might put it in their mind that they are too stupid to succeed in school and then give up. Plus it could be very embarrassing to see your friends go to the next grade and you have to stay behind.
I am undecided weather I am for or against grade retention. I think if a student hasn't meet the requirement needed for that grade something needs to be done to fix the problem other wise they will continually struggle throughout school because they will constantly be a step behind. I think the book offers great alternatives, such as summer school or after school programs, but in these programs you dont necessarily have the amount of time available as you would in a full year of school. The only reason I feel grade retention is bad is because of the stress and embaresment is may cause on a child. The book stated the only things that would be more stressful than being held back a grade would be going blind or losing a parent, which shows how a student can be greatly effected by being retained a grade.
I have always felt that if a student doesnt meet the standards of continuing on to the next grade then the student should be held back or given other alternatives to move on like the book says. Now i understand that it can be embarrassing for the student but the parents and teachers must let the student know it is what is best for that student
there are positive and negative sides to grade retention. one positive thing is that the student will have another chance to understand the material presented in the grade. on the other hand, it might cause the individual to be embarrassed for getting held back a year because they are no longer with their friends. i do not think test should determine if a student moves on to the next grade level because some students do not test well but may have the best grades in the class and there may be something emotionally going on that day that they do not test well
I feel that grade retention is actually good. I do think that before they say that a child is going to be held back they should look at other options before automatically being held back. Like summer school for example. i think that a child should be completely up to speed with all subjects, because after they get behind it's going to be too hard for them to catch up.
As with every issue, there are two sides. Grade retention is a positive thing when the students meet the state standards the second time in a grade. Sometimes students need to repeat a grade to mature emotionally and academically. Grade retention can be negative when it makes the student feel embarassed. I think that embarassment would happen more often when the student is in older grades. If grade retention is something that the student can really benefit from, then I think that the embarassment and stress of repeating a grade are almost worth it. I think that children can bounce back pretty quickly, so I'm sure that those feelings will probably go away once they make new friends in their class. I am still on the fence about the issue of grade retention and keeping the student in the same classroom with the same teacher. I think that some students would benefit from having the same teacher for two years, but some students might learn better from a different teacher.
I feel that grade retention serves a good purpose. i dont really like the idea of holding a child back because it is possible that certain student will get made fun of by his friends. But, what most students dont realize, is when a student is held back a grade it is what is best for them. If a student isn't ready for the next grade up, then what is the purpose of sending a student up to that grade when their just going to have a really difficult time learning and understanding the matrial and then just end up failing again. But if that student gets a second chance at the grade he failed, it will make his future schooling easier. Therefore, i feel that gade retention is a good thing.
I feel that grade retention is necessary, but only in the correct circumstance. If a student isn't doing well with their current grade they are in, how are they supposed to achieve in future grades. They will constantly be left behind. If they are truly struggling in the third grade, for example, it would only make sense for them to have to repeat the grade. If the problem can be fixed with summer school or after school programs, then the student should resort to that before being held back.
Before I read this article, I was for grade retention. Now, I think it should depend upon the student and the parents. Before I read the article, I agreed that if children couldn't master skills in one grade level, how could they possibly move onto the next highest grade level and succeed? I think it is just as embarrassing when the students all mastered something another student didn't. In other words, if one child has mastered fractions and another child knows very little about them, I think that would be just as embarrassing for a child as holding them back a grade level. On the other hand, after I read this I realized that children that are held back can develop emotional problems. The article also offered some statistics that prove that holding children back doesn't necessarily achieve anything. I think if something like this were to occur, I think I might want to discuss it with the parents and see what they might want for their child.
I think grade retention is a very touchy subject. It is obvious that if a student cant keep up with 3rd grade curriculum, he would not benefit from moving onto 4th grade. However, after learning about all the different areas of intelligence, i feel like sometimes its not fair to hold a student back due to their lack of "intelligence" in one area. Maybe that student thrives in other subject areas? I am also sure that parents would be upset to hear that their child needs to be held back. They may think that their student isnt smart or has something wrong with them. This is definitely not always the case. I think, in general, grade retention needs to go from case to case and there can never be a rule for the issue.
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