what do you think of this?
2007-02-19 02:52:19 · 16 answers · asked by *dny'88forever* 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I think that in this age one needs all the examination passes and qualifications one can get and that one year extra in achieving them is time well spent.
If you are talking about being kept back a year in school as a result of failing internal/end of year exams then my answer would be that there is little point in moving on to a higher syllabus if one hasn't grasped the basics or elementary steps.
That will only serve to make your work more difficult than before to the extent that had you understood little last year you will understand still less now.
One year seems a lifetime in school but is very little in the context of the working years you have ahead of you.
2007-02-19 02:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by bearbrain 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't feel that a student should be retained solely because they failed a test. I am an educator and I despise the fact that students can be retained because of failure of a criterion referenced test. Some people just aren't good standardized test takers. Does that mean they don't know the content? No. They may have test anxiety or frankly, they may get tired of reading the questions and become careless. I know if I have a lot of multiple choice questions in front of me, I may get restless. This is especially when the testing period is 2 hours or more. If the child is doing well in his/her class but bombs the exam, that child shouldn't be retained. The way questions are phrased can also have an effect on the scores. Test taking is not black and white, there are many contributing factors relating to success on tests.
2007-02-19 02:57:37 · answer #2 · answered by brwnbarbie24 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that it is not a question, it is a statement.
if a student fails their exams, and the exams count for more than 50% of the grade, then the student absolutely should repeat the entire year, as they were apparently not listening or doing the course work.
2007-02-19 02:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by SmartAleck 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whatever, it is necessary for the kid to have a second shot at the exams. He fails an exam, it proves that he didn't grasp everything taught, and should try again and again until he reatins the information. He learns a valuable lesson in the process, he will never want to repeat a year again and will begin to work seriously to graduate without anymore delays. Just never ever let him/her become a drop-out...as the regret and guilt will haunt them for the rest of their lives.
2007-02-19 02:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by gnomus12 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no they need to repeat the year. That high school deplomia is suppost to mean you know certian things at a standard level. If they fail the end of the year test, they are not on the same level as the other kids and need to repeat.
2007-02-19 02:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No point? Well, maybe not, maybe so.
Statistically, if you fail ONE grade you are TWICE as likely to drop out of school as someone that has never failed.
If you fail TWO grades you are FOUR tiems as likely.
Obviously, failing a student shouldn't be done on a whim...
That being said....
How can we promote a child that hasnt learned certain grade level functions? I teach regular education 8th graders that cannot do simple addition/subtraction math facts in their head. They are not special education; they do not have learning disabilities.
Was it right of their lower level teachers to pass them? addition is a FIRST grade skill. Subtraction is a SECOND grade skill. They are 8th graders.
2007-02-19 05:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by Jennifer Anne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some states, failing sections of the CRCT exam legally requires remediation and retesting in order to advance/promote the student.
2007-02-19 03:06:48 · answer #7 · answered by americansneedtowakeup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, i believed theres some point thats the students need to repeat, frm that moment the learned to get things in hard way, thats wht you get if you wont succeed, thats what you get if you fool around, thats life all about, in a way, we are teaching our children the fact of life, if you make mistake and you regret it, you still have a chance to rebuld, dont get up hope....
2007-02-19 03:06:44 · answer #8 · answered by ironlady42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You failed...as is evidenced by final exams.You didn't demonstrate proficiency in the subject matter.
You have choices: repeat or quit.
And to the other educator: the comment was failed the *exams*...not one but multiple exams.
2007-02-19 02:57:05 · answer #9 · answered by coquinegra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Making students repeat a school year in my view is not punitive. It is in my opinion :
---To enable such students to make up whatever deficiency they may have;
--- To increase the maturity and seriousness of such students as they will sit up and will not want to stay in the school longer than necessary; and
--- To maintain the school's standard.
2007-02-19 03:11:04 · answer #10 · answered by gabriel j 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋