On what basis would you make your decision? I teach at a public school and find myself making my opinion by a case-by-case situation.
2006-06-19 17:26:08 · 6 answers · asked by Kayylee 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I work in Special Ed. My kids do not get "Held Back". I just think it is interesting as I talk with Regular Ed. teachers about it.
2006-06-19 17:37:25 · update #1
For those who read/respond to this. I do not need to be schooled in how IEP's work. I manage them eveyday. I asked for a PARENTS opinion whom might me in that situation.
2006-06-20 11:16:25 · update #2
Hold them back. Too many kids are just getting pushed through school. Some of them can barely read or write when they graduate. It's better for them to go through the grade again and learn something than for tham to just get pushed ahead.
2006-06-19 18:06:18 · answer #1 · answered by Cat1018 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you are a special education teacher, then you should know that being "held back" is an appropriate move for children whose primary difficulties with learning are either physiological developmental delays, or who are delayed due to environmental concerns causing the lack of maturity.
Often, holding a developmentally delayed kindergartener or 1st grader back for a second go-around keeps the child from needing special education services, because the second time around they "find their academic feet" and are able to keep up with general education instructional styles and pacing.
Once a child is in special education, their educational program is individualized to their personal levels, which means that being "held back" is not an option... as being held back is to prevent a child who is not ready for the next general education grade level work from being immersed at their frustration level rather than instructional level. A special education student's grade level is a chronological, not performance, marker.
2006-06-20 02:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by spedusource 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a father of a boy, I would have to look at the situation and try to understand why he is failing. If the educational gap can be closed with home schooling during Summer break and my active participation during school year, I would not want him held back. I think being "held back" will leave an unerasable stigma that may hinder him in the future.
2006-06-19 17:35:28 · answer #3 · answered by oskeewow13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you try to talk to the parents through the year or wait 'till the end and it's like a bomb droped on them?..don't take that wrong. You would think most parents would know by the time school ends due to papers/progress reports/meetings w/teachers/report cards/comments on report cards and tutoring/etc. If after all of that I WOULD hold my child back. As for an answer; I'd hope we would sit down w/you (if you were my childs teacher) and together exlain what's going to happen.
2006-06-19 17:34:21 · answer #4 · answered by makesuwonder7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just had my first experience deciding who gets held back and who doesn't. It is not easy, I know.
As a parent, if I were up to date on how my child is doing in school, then it wouldn't come as a surprise. If I were not up to date, for whatever reason, then I would want to see the grades for my child.
More than likely, as hard as it would be, I would take the teacher's advice.
2006-06-19 17:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by long_ebony_locs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was actually asked to hold my daughter back a year in 2nd grade...at first I cried because I thought it was something I was doing wrong as a mother...but I got over it and agreed to it and in the end it really helped my daughter out a lot ..... if you trust your child's teacher to teach them all year round why wouldn't you trust them to make an opinion on whether or not they are learning as they should be?..doesn't make sense to me
2006-06-19 17:31:00 · answer #6 · answered by ptmamas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋