One thing that is being brought up against homeschooling is that parents don't "fail their kids".
Now, here, the schools do NOT fail kids. I child in kindergarten may be held back WITH PARENTAL PERMISSION, but other than that... Nope. Your grade, up until grade 10, has nothing to do with your abilities and everything to do with your age. You can fail every subject and you STILL move onto the next grade level.
Furthermore, one school distrcit here has a "No Fail Policy" which means that the kids can not have failing grades on their report cards. While this is intended to have the teacher make sure the student does what he needs to to pass, you can imagine that in a city of almost 1 million people and who knows how many schools, there will be a certain number of teachers who will just let a child pass without the necessary skills.
2007-01-18 00:58:35 · 7 answers · asked by glurpy 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Another school district, instead of the No Fail policy, uses Grade Level of Achievement in the report card, but only up to the current grade level the student is in. So, if a child is in grade 5 but only at a grade 2 level in Language Arts, that will be on the report card. However, if a child is in grade 5 and reading and writing at a grade 7 level, the child will simply get an A for grade 5 level work.
Of the homeschoolers I know, they are VERY honest about their child's abilities. They don't 'fail their kids' a grade because they can't--we have to register according to a child's age. Although I do know two moms who were considering forcing the issue because their children were close to the cut-off date for age and wanted to give them extra time. Do they have their kids 'fail work'? Of course some do. But that just means they have to do it again until they can do it well.
How's it like where you live?
2007-01-18 01:01:36 · update #1
Sorry about typos/errors, I'm in a bit of a rush!
2007-01-18 01:02:15 · update #2
IEP's, good point: that's what tends to happen with the kids who can't achieve grade level, they simply get IEP's. Those who are above grade-level tend to not get IEP's and they do NOT skip grades any more than they fail kids here.
2007-01-18 01:20:50 · update #3
Kids can fail here. I know of several children who were held back in assorted different grades. Children can receive failing grades. And children can be passed on to the next grade level regardless of their scholastic ability. I know 2 children who have sailed through the grades in school because of their behavioral problems. The teachers just wanted to get rid of them, so they passed them. Sad.
Anyway, I have given my 3rd grader a couple of "Fs" on different things when he didn't do the work as he should have. He doesn't like "Fs", so he tries harder next time.
2007-01-18 02:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am homeschooled via online... www.gotoiq.com is the school's website. With this program, if you fail one class in the first semester. You can redeem the credit by passing the next semester with a 'C' or better. You still recieve an 'F' for the first semester grade, but you get credit for the class if you follow the F/C rule. However, if you do not pass the second semester with a 'C' or better, the class must be retaken. (you still move onto the next grade though). Hope this helps!
2007-01-18 02:27:05 · answer #2 · answered by ufc_babe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where I am from, you can be failed all the way through. In younger grades they are held back. In high school, if for example, you pass every class but English 9, they will move you up to tenth but you will have to retake the English credit (and have two English classes that year)
2007-01-18 05:32:27 · answer #3 · answered by lamaestra 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our School district has a no D policy, so if you qualify for a D+ you actually get a F in the class.
As for moving up in grades, they are put on a IEP and moved up most of the time.
2007-01-18 01:11:45 · answer #4 · answered by B Jones 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm AFRAID of the schools failing my kid, that's why I home school.
allow me to clarify: will I be tough on him? will I refuse to let him move on until he's mastered the current task?
you betcha!
however, he will not, after 12 years, wind up unable to tell you who won world war two, or find Asia on a globe, or have a fourth grade reading level. he will not merely be able to take tests, but unable to think for himself, or unable to research the answer to matters about which he's curious. he won't think of learning as not a joy, but a drudgery. THAT is my idea of an educator failing a child.
2007-01-18 08:58:13 · answer #5 · answered by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alot of kids in my area fail alot . I never failed but I left for homeschooled my friends mom saw my grades and strated to homeschool her son because he failed 3 times.
2007-01-19 03:13:32 · answer #6 · answered by Lover is RAW!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this year my teacher was talking about that he said if your in 7th grade or lower they need parents permission to fail you but if your in 8+ they can fail you w/o parents permission..where i live
2007-01-18 11:10:01 · answer #7 · answered by miss.melissa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋