@loki said in Near the top half of his class.:
@taiwan_girl said in Near the top half of his class.:
@doctor-phibes said in Near the top half of his class.:
His mother didn't realise he wasn't going to graduate until his senior year, if you believe the article.
It might not be the school that's the problem.
Agree with this.
From the article
"She thought her oldest son was doing well because even though he failed most of his classes, he was being promoted. "
Why did not she take the responsibility to contact the school? Schools cannot (and should not) be the baby sitter for parents.
Sad story all around. It is probably that he has no good future. His mother is obviously not real aware of things.
And so the circle continues.
Many of these children do not have a stable home and shuttled from relative to relative. They come to school hungry, tired and scared.
Yep, and as they grow up, they think it is normal and do not know any different. So they repeat the same mistakes, probably not even knowing they are mistakes until it is too late.