Recently, not only in universities but also in elementary and middle schools, there has been an opinion that students who have poor achievements and cannot keep up with their lessons should not be promoted to the upper class but should be allowed to study in the same grade again. Is that really good for children?
First of all, ①the first problem is that in elementary and middle school — where class cohesion is very strong — if you alone are not promoted to class, the children will be seriously shocked (note 1). Furthermore, if lower grade students become better learners than themselves, they may lose both motivation and confidence.
The second thing is that even if you repeat the same content, your achievement will not necessarily improve. Poor achievement is often due to reasons such as: not having study habits, not knowing how to study, not understanding the basics. If these things cannot be handled, ②results will not change.
Of course, if you go to a higher grade without understanding the content of the current block, you won't be able to keep up with the more difficult content. But if there is a volunteer (uncle 2) to privately tutor that student, ③this problem can be improved.
For example, after school, a university student who wants to be a teacher or a retired teacher (note 3) comes to school, understands that student's problem, and gives appropriate guidance to each student. If you can do that, your child will not lose motivation, and even if he is in a higher grade, he will still be able to keep up with the lesson, isn't that right?
(note 1) ショックを受ける: for some reason became very insecure. (note 2) ボランティア: a person who voluntarily works to benefit society, not for money. (note 3) 退職する: quit.