current and former 8th grader parents

morris2
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:18:25 +0000

Don’t put too much into this repeating issue. The fact of the matter is, it’s right for some kids and not for others. Boarding schools don’t penalize kids who repeat but they are not going to fill a whole class with them, just like they won’t fill a class with underwater tuba players.

If you feel strongly that a child that is repeating has an advantage over yours who is not, then wait and have your child repeat. My guess is that it is not going to make that much of a difference.