I think it depends upon

a) how "not well", and

b) how good the local school board is.


For decades, we have suffered from

1) "social promotion" to keep a child with his/her class grade

2) attempts to dumb down standards rather than smarten up kids

3) accepting the notion that some/many people "can't be taught <x>"

4) not caring about local school standards when angry parents get involved

5) not

• notifying parents/guardians at the earliest possible time that a student is falling behind, and

• doing intensive work to get the child back on track

6) allowing Texas to set the tone for school textbooks

7) allowing local control of how curricular standards are met

8) allowing home schooling

9) continuing to use non-subject-specialist teachers in K-5

Tutors could be involved to help the child in weak areas, possibly held back a year and I’ve even heard of summer school to help those that need it.

That can happen, though honestly it doesn't as often as it should, based on the trends of declining proficiency test scores.

There can also be remedial teaching to help "catch them up". Far too often if borderline, they are just passed along to the next level.

It depends on the school district, but yes, students do repeat grades for lack of performance. Many schools do suggest tutoring as a way of helping the child improve enough to pass the grade level currently in.

I think it depends on how poorly they do/how old they are/how the parents will react and how it'll affect the school. I'm pretty sure I had some sophomore kids in my class that finally got ejected cuz they were 18 and were developing beards. in theory there's supposed to be a progression - more work/individual attention, different classes, different schools, eventually held back.

Seems like they dumb down the whole class to meet the need of the slower student.

Don't know if thats true or not. But sure feels like that

At time's he or she can make it up in summer school. If it is really bad then he or she fails and would have to repeat

Sometimes, yes.

Depends on how bad they are.. some have to take summer school or get a tutor

Depends on how much money their parents have.

Just imagine how many would still be going to school at the age of 30-40 if they were all forced to attain a minimum grade to graduate...

Yes or they just push them through anyway

Most schools would put him in the yard for target practice. We have the right to bear arms

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