< Return to Talk
06.05.08, 10:02 AM General Topics
27 replies
Friend called to tell me her child failed school. There isnt an option for summer school. How do you react to this? I feel bad for the child, but also feel like the parent should do more. She is a SAHM. He is in elementary. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:02 AM Flag
 

Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

»
how old is the child? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:03 AM Flag
»
10 [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:04 AM Flag
»
How could he fail? Is it public or private? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:03 AM Flag
»
public [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:04 AM Flag
»
so dc has to repeat grade? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:05 AM Flag
»
yes. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:06 AM Flag
»
Kids do fail, you are not given grades just to pass. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:11 AM Flag
»
What ethnic group do they belong to? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:05 AM Flag
»
Caucasian [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:07 AM Flag
»
Maybe he is dyslexic. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:11 AM Flag
»
LOL! If she had said black would you have just thought "well of course"? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:12 AM Flag
»
no option at his current school for summer school? there must be an option elsewhere. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:06 AM Flag
»
I guess they could take him to an outside program, but there isnt an option at his school [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:07 AM Flag
»
is this in NYC? he can do summer school if it is, but possibly at a different building [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:08 AM Flag
»
well no matter if he repeats the grade, an 8+ week of summer vacation w/o academics will not be good for this child. She needs to find a program or seriously homeschool this summer. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:09 AM Flag
»
So the kid has to do the grade over? That would be hard for him socially. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:06 AM Flag
»
i agree if she is a SAHM why isnt she on top of his homework/studying after school with him? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:08 AM Flag
»
OP: This is how I feel [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:11 AM Flag
»
and how did it get to this point?!?!? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:09 AM Flag
»
ditto. if I had a kid on the cusp of this, I would be so involved to prevent it. There has to be some kind of warning, and advice from the teacher on what to be doing at home to bring up grades, etc. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:12 AM Flag
»
exactly . it takes a whole year of not caring to fail the whole grade , so she was not invloved for 10 months of the school year?? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:15 AM Flag
»
I'd take him to a psychologist first and figure out what is going on... Maybe being left back is a good thing. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:14 AM Flag
»
I think it is a good thing to hold them back. They will only struggle more in the future. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:15 AM Flag
»
depends on why. If the kid has an ED/LD or some other issue which can be addressed, then doing nothing would be cruel. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:29 AM Flag
»
take her to psych too. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:22 AM Flag
»
This can hardly be a surprise - I schedule a 3rd conference with my kids teachers just to ensure there is nothing I'm not getting. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:17 AM Flag
»
She should try to find out if there is an underlying problem - repeating a year is not a solution if the child has some sort of learning issue. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 06.05.08, 10:50 AM Flag
Refresh » New Post »
Select Category
close [X]

close [X]

Select a Category (only 1)

category
Stages
Regions