IT'S AMAZING THAT 5 TO 7 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS IN THE U.S. ARE RETAINED IN GRADE LEVEL. JAPAN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS A ZERO PERCENT RATE IN RETENTIONS WHY IS THAT? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE TEACHERS IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHING OUR CHILDREN? I KNOW THAT IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENTS TO NURTURE THEIR KIDS, BUT WHEN WE LEAVE OUR KIDS AT SCHOOL IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TEACHER TO TEACH THEM SOMETHING. EVERY CHILDS DIFFERENT AND NEEDS TO BE REACHED IN DIFFERENT WAYS, NOT ALL KIDS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SCHOOL SO BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND THE TEACHERS TOGETHER THEIR SUPPOSE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT WORKS BEST FOR THE CHILD. IN THE U.S. TEACHERS RATHER PUT A CHILD BACK IN THE SAME GRADE IN ORDER NOT TO DEAL WITH THAT CHILD. I READ A RESEARCH STUDY WHEN KIDS ARE RETAINED THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO FEEL POORLY ABOUT THEMSELVES AND PERFORM LESS THAN EXPECTED. JUST REMEMBER WHAT I SAY THINK BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION TO RETAIN A CHILD BECAUSE THIS INCREASES THEIR CHANCES FOR DROPPING OUT LATER ON IN ANOTHER GRADE. YOU MUST ALSO REMEMBER THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO LABEL YOUR CHILD BECAUSE IT WILL HAUNT THEM FOREVER IN LIFE. TEACHERS NEED TO STEP UP TO THE BAT AND TAKE CONTROL AND TEACH OUR FUTURE LEADERS AND NOT LABEL THEM BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN HAVE A CHANCE IN LIFE. WHEN I WAS A KID MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME THAT THERE'S NO SUCH WORD AS CAN'T SO DON'T ALLOW THEM TO SAY THIS TO YOUR CHILD.
