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Teacher wants her to stay back a grade
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 263320" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Hello!</p><p> </p><p>My son was retained in Kindergarten....and, like you, they waited until the end of the year to tell me.</p><p> </p><p>We decided to go ahead and have him repeat Kindergarten. Our feeling was, he is less likely to be "picked on" for being held back at this early level....AND repeating the grade might give him an advantage as he progressed in school. Whereas, having him advance and then struggle through the following year could make him frustrated as he tried to keep up with his classmates. And then, you know, he would be picked on for being "dumb".</p><p> </p><p>I don't regret our decision at all...</p><p> </p><p>Today, he is in fourth grade....and yes, a whole year older than his classmates--but he is excelling at every subject. And so the subject will sometimes come up among his friends "How is it the he is so smart, and yet because of his age, he must have failed something at some point?"</p><p> </p><p>Well, my son just explains that nobody "Fails" when they are little....and sometimes kids just aren't really ready for school when they are five or six--so his parents held him back so that he could have another year to get ready.</p><p> </p><p>What are the teacher's reasons for wanting to retain your child?</p><p> </p><p>What are your reasons for wanting her to continue to the next grade?</p><p> </p><p>How does your child feel about it?</p><p> </p><p>It's a tough decision, and a lot to think about.</p><p> </p><p>Best of luck!</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 263320, member: 6546"] Hello! My son was retained in Kindergarten....and, like you, they waited until the end of the year to tell me. We decided to go ahead and have him repeat Kindergarten. Our feeling was, he is less likely to be "picked on" for being held back at this early level....AND repeating the grade might give him an advantage as he progressed in school. Whereas, having him advance and then struggle through the following year could make him frustrated as he tried to keep up with his classmates. And then, you know, he would be picked on for being "dumb". I don't regret our decision at all... Today, he is in fourth grade....and yes, a whole year older than his classmates--but he is excelling at every subject. And so the subject will sometimes come up among his friends "How is it the he is so smart, and yet because of his age, he must have failed something at some point?" Well, my son just explains that nobody "Fails" when they are little....and sometimes kids just aren't really ready for school when they are five or six--so his parents held him back so that he could have another year to get ready. What are the teacher's reasons for wanting to retain your child? What are your reasons for wanting her to continue to the next grade? How does your child feel about it? It's a tough decision, and a lot to think about. Best of luck! --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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