do you think holdin a 17-18 year old boy middle school is a good idea?
By DreBoi
@DreBoi (79)
United States
June 17, 2008 1:16pm CST
I dont really know anyone who is held back in the 8th gread for that age but if it is then they my need to stay in that grade level if they still dont get it because if we just past people cause of there age then the world would be just passin people with any thing all day long, and that makes things even more messed up to me. what do you think?
4 responses
@nicholejade (2430)
• Canada
17 Jun 08
I think if a 17-18 year old still in middle is a bad idea. It is not good for the student. If they are having that much problems and not grasping concepts I think the student should be pulled from the school and get a one on one tutor as when a student is that age they should be graduating highschool with all of their friends. Something is seriously wrong if a student at that age is still in highschool.
@nicholejade (2430)
• Canada
17 Jun 08
When you are in a middle school setting you really don't get the one on one attention that truly the student would need. If this is the case that they did get the one on one tutor and still nothing. I still say pull them and send them to someone that can help them. If that doesn't work I say forget school altogether.
@dreemsofdark (714)
• United States
17 Jun 08
I think that if someone is still failing that level at that age, the school that they are attending isn't helping them learn at all. They will probably have to go to a special school focused on the student's needs. If the parents are refusing to consider new options for helping their child learn, then the student MUST stay back yet another year. This is because you can't let him go on to another grade level when he can't complete the current one.
However, you must also be careful because that can be VERY discouraging and may want him to drop out of school altogether. You have to encourage him and get his parents to encourage him and REALLY look into another education method! And also look into the fact that he may or may not have learning disabilities that need to be addressed 10 years ago!
@DreBoi (79)
• United States
17 Jun 08
Yea That is a very good way to look at it. I sometimes worry about that sometime also because I know some parents would not want some 17-18 year old around a child. That could distract other students in class by haven some one of that age in the class room.
@Valenas (1507)
• United States
18 Jun 08
I have heard that holding students back is not a good thing. If someone is seventeen/eighteen and still in middle school, either they have a problem, or they are deliberately trying to fail.
I can understand what you are saying, Dre, about passing people who do not try. But, in Elementary and Middle School, sometimes the kid needs to be moved up anyway. Holding a person back in middle school is getting him nowhere, and pushing a person forward even if they are not ready for it encourages them to work harder. Conquering middle school is no great feat, and is much different than letting someone graduate without the proper GPA.
I think that a person cannot be in high school if he or she is 21 or older? If that is the case, the student would likely be better off just going for a GPA. But, I would not know.
@Johnnypenn (237)
• United States
18 Jun 08
I say pull the kid out of school and start homeschooling and get in a tutor about twice a week or something. If the kid doesn't get it, then find a way to help him.
