by Heinz Sladek
"We would like to retain your child another year" is not a statement that any parent wants to hear. Deciding if your child should repeat a grade level in school is a huge decision and should not be made hastily. In reality...read more
The grades are in and your child is out. Next year will be a repeat year of this one. Take the report card and find the nearest mirror. Now is not the time to act, to neither resist nor express the injustice your child ...read more
Clearly repeating a grade level carries a connotation from peers, parents, and others of underachievement that can be ill-timed. It also attaches a perceived stigma which can be destructive if not addressed properly. Ther...read more
by Wendy Ware
Deciding whether your child should repeat a grade level is extremely difficult and many factors need to be considered. My daughter repeated kindergarten and it was a good decision and I have never regretted it. First of ...read more
by R Shimoda
Dummy! Idiot! Stupid! These are the words parents have going through their head when first advised their child should repeat a grade level. As a parent of four (two boys and two girls), I know this is something I worrie...read more
by MC Williams
This was a decision we were faced with, with my own son. We were stressed out, overwhelmed and confused. But, and it was a big but, we had no choice but to make the decision. We spent several days with the principal, teach...read more
by Evelyn Guy
Should a child repeat a grade level in school? Should your child repeat? Who decides and what criteria should be used to decide if your child should repeat a grade? There are several things to consider in deciding if ...read more
by PH1966
It was a wise decision to allow my youngest child to repeat her kindergarten year. She was a much more confident and happier child by the time she finished kindergarten with her peers the second time around. She had a love...read more
Ideally, a child will complete one school grade per year. However, each child is different, as special cases may require additional attention. Some children are able to skip a grade during their school years, while other...read more
by Toni Doswell
Retention is a word we hardly like to confront, especially when it comes to our own child, however, in the case where the child has not made adequate progress to meet the challenges of the next grade, some, but not m...read more
It can be a tough decision whether to hold your child back or not. Ultimately you have to do what's in the childs best interest. This is a decision that should be made by the parents in conjunction with the teacher. Sit b...read more
by Earl Mcgill
Another Catch-22? Under the presently established public education system, deciding whether or not a child should repeat a grade level is tantamount to choosing which road to failure you wish he or she to travel. Vir...read more
by Neil Griffin
It's surely decisions such as these that show how parenting is no walk in the park. More like a walk in a park overrun by clever bears with boobie traps! Now, substitute the word "bears" with "children" and "boobie traps" ...read more
The school recommends that your child be retained in his present grade for another year, but the final decision is left to you, the parent. What factors should you consider in making the decision? You know your child bette...read more
The first thing I would encourage parents to consider is... In grade school the education system requires the standard basics of each subject be repeated each beginning year. The child will learn new things in the each y...read more
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