How would you react when the teacher told you that your child failed?

i will find out the reason why my child failed with my child and his teacher. then encourage my child to deal with the problems which make him fail, and helf him conquer all the difficulties to success in the next time. in my opinion, failures are inevitable,and experiencing failures can make men grow up and become stronger.when teacher told me that my child failed,i will not blame my child or his teacher.

I think if I knew that my child wasn't ready for the next grade then I wouldn't be upset about it. I know my child might feel bad staying behind but they would feel worse if they were pushed ahead and couldn't keep up with the work. Too many times teachers push the kids ahead whether their ready or not and it's the kids that have to struggle so hard to keep up. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

I would be angry with the school and teachers if my child failed and no one had told me ahead of time that there was a problem.

It depends. If there was no communication from the teacher prior to this, I would blame the teacher as well as the child and myself. After all, I should have seen it coming, too. In my experience it's rarely the teachers fault. They usually try to communicate it early enough. It's the parents, who don't want to hear it, because they can't believe their child is failing. It's the parents, who are not involved enough to realize their child is falling behind. It's the parents who don't pay the teacher a visit and let him/her know they want to know if something is going wrong. And it's the child's fault for not communicating problems to the parents and maybe hiding the problem for fear they'll get into trouble. Personally, I try to spot trouble early and practice with my children as needed. The teachers know the line of communication is open. If there would be trouble and the teacher is unwilling to communicate/help, then I would start blaming the teacher as well. Not all teachers are perfect, but believe me, they want their students to succeed. Nobody wants to see a child the second time around in their classroom.

It depends. Has the techer been communicating with me throughout the year that my chid is having problems and giving me the opportunity to help him? Has the teacher made attempts to offer my child extra help? Has my child been a problem student who we've both tried to help but it hasn't worked? Any time a child fails, the system fails, because there are too many safety nets available to assist any child who is having a problem learning.