advantages and disadvantages of retaining students?

Question

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of retaining students who have academic difficulties???

Answer 1

they may have a less of chance fitting in cause they are older, but they will have a better understanding on what the material is

Answer 2

I flunked the 2nd grade. I know I had a lot of advantages and disadvantages because of this.

Advantages: I learned how to add big numbers and all the other things I was supposed to learn the first time around in the second grade. I'm positive if it wasn't for my repeat, I would have much difficulties in math. Instead though, I was an excellent straight A student in math, at times, the top of my class.

Disadvantages: There are a lot of psychological trauma a student goes through when flunking a grade. It is extremely embaressing to his fellow peers who went on to the next grade. Also he looses all those close friendships he had, and must make new ones. Eventually they make new friends and all is well...but some residual effects will last a life time. Like what if I didn't flunk..I would be ....and so forth...

Over all, I am glad I flunked. I am now in medical school and doing great!

Answer 3

One of the advantages of retaining students who have academic difficulties is that, hopefully, the student will be able to do better the second time around.
However, most times the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. The student will have to adjust to a new group of friends, for a start. Making friends is not easy. Also, he or she will have to endure the shame of being held back. Finally, it will lower the student's self-esteem because he or she will think of his- or herself as a failure, even if he or she is not.
The best solution might be to hire a tutor, or some other form of outside help.

Answer 4

Advantages- it gives the student an opportunity to learn those things he or she hasn't mastered. It gives them more time to learn difficult concepts. If the child is retained at a younger age, then he or she will have an opportunity to utilize different learning techniques that he or she can use in different grade levels.

Disadvantages- it may lower a child's self-esteem. Other students may label him or her as a "dummy" throughout the school years, especially those at the same grade level. The child may get bored with the grade level they are repeating because they have had the same content before and may become bored with school alltogether.

Overall, retaining a child should be a well-thought out decision between the teacher, parents, administrators, and guidance counselors. It should be the last resort after all strategies have been utilized by all the teaching personnel.

Answer 5

What is the grade level/age of the student?

If it is a lower grade and they are struggling in reading, it is better to keep them back so that they can learn and retain the basics before moving on. This would keep them for being even more behind.

I teach Kindergarten and I have taught first grade. It isn't an easy decision to retain a child because you feel that the child won't fit in later on, but if a good foundation isn't built, the child will actually be further behind.

Answer 6

In my school all the students that were retained, failed the grade again. They don't try harder, they don't learn anything new. I teach middle school. Also, students know that they can only be retained once, so they can do absolutely nothing and they will still go to the next grade. They won't even have to attend summer school.

For younger students, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade I see more of an advantage. I think students fail more because they don't grasp concepts, while in middle school students fail more because of lack of effort. So in the lower grades students would benefit from being retained. In middle school it is a complete waste of everyone's time.

In high school, it is easier because if they fail a course they repeat just that course. So they know they will have to take earth science until they pass.

Answer 7

Retaining students lowers self esteem and sets them on the path of failure. I think instead of retaining students, schools should offer study sessions outside of the school setting to help students. Sure some would say retaining students would give them extra time to get their lessons but it does mre harm than good.

I was in the 6th grade with this guy who was supposed to be in the 8th. Finally they just let him go on to high school where he ended up dropping out. We've got to stop leaving behind students! It's getting to be a pain in the a**

Answer 8

disadvantages - keeping older students with younger ones
overcrowding
self-esteem of failing students
advantages - students know there are consequences to not working, attending classes, etc.
less FBB students (far below basic)

Answer 9

Why pass them on to the next grade when you know that they can't handle the material. This is putting extra pressure on the student. For whatever reason they weren't able to pass the previous grade. If you pass them it means that they are not ready for life. However they turn out, welfare, criminal, whatever, their life was in your hands. You are not doint thw world any favors by passing them and making them a problem for society.pp

Answer 10

I don't think it's about advantages or disadvantages, since this is we live in the U.S.A all people have the right to be educated, weather they or slow or not does not matter, all the matters is if they want an education or not.

Answer 11

they get an extra year to mature is an advantage. if they stay back too many times, they are too mature for their grade. (my cap key is sticking....sorry) they will get a chance to go "at their own pace" a bit more with the extra time. it costs the district more to let them repeat as needed.