Should your child repeat a grade amid COVID-19 learning challenges?

Friday, November 6, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Students have endured countless changes and adjustments over the last several months, and there may be some warning signs that it's all starting to have a negative impact on grades and learning.

"Now is a time to do a heat check on everything," said Ibrahim Firat, Chief Educational Consultant at Firat Education. "Because most schools have either released or have already released the first grading period performance reports."
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It's important to understand whether or not your child is actually struggling, and Firat has a tip.

"If your child is normally an 'A' or 'B' student, but you're seeing a letter grade or lower like a 'B' or 'C', that means there is some sort of misalignment," Firat said.

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He explains that there is a difference between struggling to get work done on time and struggling to learn the concepts.



"If the parent is worried about the student getting a grade, I would talk to a teacher or the counseling office," Firat advised. "But if the question is more on the learning side, I would go to the counseling office, the pediatrician and the psychologist, who can actually counsel you before making the decision."

A student will have to repeat a grade if they fail a class or if a parent chooses to have them repeat the grade.
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