Should badly behaved children at school be forced to repeat the year?

Question

If they can only go up the next level on their teacher's recommendation, would it encourage them to behave?
They'd be leaving behind their friends. I do believe that kids today rely too heavily on their peer's opinions. If they were thus threatened with this humiliation wouldn't it encourage them to behave?

I think if a child brought home his report threatening him with this at the end of the school year, his parents might have sit up and take notice. So you woulnd't have a classroom full of malcontents.

Am I'm tired of badly behaved children depriving my child of a proper education. I don't want to hear that the teacher was reduced to tears. And I also don't want to hear sob stories from parents who say that their little child is "misunderstood".

Monamarie every school should be able to adquately control the children in its care. They are limited and restricted in what they can do. It is easy to say : take your child out and put it somewhere else? Why should the onus be on the parents of good children to change things? We should all support our local schools and its teaching staff. And if this is a way of working it out, then I think it is something that should be looked at.

Answer 1

This is an interesting suggestion, and after thirty years in teaching (mostly in state comprehensives) I know that something drastic needs to be done to stop badly behaved children from interfering with the education of other kids. I think you do have to consider the reasons for the behaviour and whether the child needs to be taught in a special unit or school, or requires some form of assistance. A lot of 'bad behaviour' can be the result of poor diet, inappropriate curriculum, poor parenting, difficult family circumstances etc, but still shouldn't be allowed to slow down the progress of others. I could go on at length, but to save boring you all, I think the possibility of having to repeat the year could be one useful tool, if used very carefully and only when appropriate to the individual concerned.

Answer 2

Firstly, You can not hold back a child an academic year just because of behaviour problems - unless the child has not achieved enough academic wise during a year( to effectively be able to manage the educational concepts in the next grade), then it okay to have the child repeat the year.

This has sometimes happens in schools in the ME~ with agreement of both parents and school admin. It gives the child another year to grasp the concepts.

Secondly, in order to correct behaviour problems of a child, both parents and school need to discuss the issues that may be causing the behavior problems. There could be so many causes. It does usually take that one special teacher to be able to discover what the problem may be. Sometimes, the parents may know what the problem is and make the teacher aware of it so she /he can handle any difficult situation in the right way. To get into details and give examples would take too long.

Thirdly, negative approaches to correct behavioral problems will only worsen the behaviour. Threatening and humiliation are negative responses as they insult and disrespect the individual as a whole, as a person. The negative action of a child should be refered too not the individual. Each child is unique and holds great potential.

Forthly, when discussing the actions of the child with the child, it has to be with an approach that will reach him, you have to give him/her valid reasons why such given behaviour is unacceptable.

Finally, once the child's background as been reasearch just a little more by teachers and his behaviour observed , they have to discuss in coordination with the parents ways to appropriately correct them both at school and at home. If a problem occurs where the behaviour needs expert advice then the parents may take the issue further with the expert.

Answer 3

I think the whole missing/ advancing a year thing is a great idea, because im bored in classes because im doing well and don't have to try, so i end up missbehaving. If i could advance a year so i actually have to work to still get A*/A/B/ grades then i wouldn't have time to missbehave. To the same respect, freinds who are struggling and think something along the lines of "i might as well not bother, ill never understand it" would benifit from a slower course period, so they have more time to be given better instruction from teachers, and might end up with good grades from only a year or two slower total course period. Bring advancing a grade to the UK!

Answer 4

No, although I can understand your frustration with the system, I don't beleive such a child should be held back. If he or she has made the grade in all subjects, then they should pass with the rest of the kids.

What is going on here it sounds like is that the teachers are allowing bullying in your child's class. That should not be tolerated. You should be complaining to the school's administrator, not the teacher -- especially he he or she does nothing about it. Of that does not help, give consideration to pulling your child out of that school and enroling him or her in another more to your liking.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

you should,nt humiliate children it doesn't work they need encouragement and help some people do not realise the background of some children, ie life styles, parents,self respect children who behave badly want to be noticed and if they dont receive it by being good then they will behave bad as they still get attention but in the wrong way i think super nanny should recruit people like her self to help parents who's children play up some people are too soft on there children leading to bad behaviour but with a little help things would change

Answer 6

Here we go again. School is about education. It is not up to the teachers to hold them back for behavioral problems, it has to do with academics. Do you really think that a teen wouldnt act out more being left behind a grade? Your child is going to have to deal with distractions and road blocks throughout his or her entire life. If you dont like the educational setting your child is in, change it.

Answer 7

first off.
i just want to say i live in california. and i think the school system here is a complete joke.

secondly.
holding back a kid because he did not behave is a terrible idea.

do you really want him a second year after you just flunked him.
do you really want the parents complaining to you.
do you want to parents complaining to the principal.
do you want the principal breahting down your back.

no dont hold back the kid. the education system up until college is all about holding the kids in until they can mature. if you hold the kid back in a 12-13 year old class when he should be in a 14-15 class i am sure that is not going to mature him into a behaving child

Answer 8

bad behaviour should not hold a child back it is often a case that the bad behaviour is a result of the child bieng too intelligent for the class and needs moving forward not backwards, if a child runs around after completing all it's tasks isn't this a a signal that it needs something more challenging

Answer 9

NO! Holding a capable child back for bad behaviour is an appalling idea. There are two separate issues involved here. The behaviour should be treated completely separately.

Answer 10

No, caz it would be considered as personal. If the child is capable enough to be promoted, just promot him, no matter he miss behave with his peers or teachers caz this matter falls in ethics and teaching ethics to child is the responsibility of teacher and parents.

Just promot him don't mess his year.