EM 307

Management Trends, Issues and Problems

Presenters:

Eduard Zamora Michelle Aglipay

Ed.D. Students
 The Concerns:

School Repeater
The Greatest Economic Disaster
Repeaters in school have been
concerns of teacher and
educational institutions every
time.
Often, we teachers do not ignore
a child who is in trouble,
but the question is…

are we going to promote or

retain the students.
Definition:
Grade retention or grade repetition 
🡪is the process of a kindergarten
through grade 12 student
repeating the same grade level
due to failing it the previous year.
 Repeating the class makes the
student depressed and sad which
make his educational life difficult
and he also loses interest in his
studies. 
 4 Ways Repeating a Class
Becomes Difficult for Repeater
Student
 Repeater Student Gets Differential
Attitude from Class Fellows and Teachers
⮚Repeater student is being treated
differently by his class fellows and
teachers.
⮚He has to face sarcastic remarks and
criticism in the school which keeps him
distracted and sad in school.
⮚He never gets help from teachers or
other fellows of his class.
 Repeater Student Gets Differential
Attitude from Class Fellows and Teachers
⮚Repeater student is being bullied and
judged on the basis of his educational
performance.
⮚He is being segregated in his classroom
which makes him aloof and distant from
the rest of the class.
 Repeater Student Faces Criticism
from Family and Society
⮚ School life is difficult for the repeater student
but he has to face different problems in his
society and family as well.
⮚ The unsupportive families play a negative role
by always criticizing the repeater student.
⮚ Repeater student avoid meeting people
because he is being questioned for the
reasons of his failure.
 Repeater Student Faces Criticism
from Family and Society
⮚ School life is difficult for the repeater student
but he has to face different problems in his
society and family as well. He is being labeled
as failure wherever he goes, it fosters self-
loathing and at last he doesn’t feel working
hard to get good grades.
⮚ His educational performance further falls own
which can jeopardize his student career as
well.
 Psychological Wellbeing of Repeater
Student is Hampered by Continuous
Negativity
⮚Repeater student always faces criticism
and negativity which hampers his
psychological growth.
⮚His daily experiences make him negative
and loses hope in everything, he
becomes depressed and isolated because
no one is there to encourage him.
 Psychological Wellbeing of Repeater
Student is Hampered by Continuous
Negativity
⮚He spends difficult time in school and his
family life is also not smooth, these all
things contribute in making him anxious,
worried and sad and as a result the
chances of his failure strengthen which
put his future at stake.
 Repeater Student Doesn’t get
Guidance from Teachers
⮚ Repeater student never gets enough support
from his peer group as well as teachers.
⮚ Teachers should be encouraging and role
model for their students but unfortunately
teachers treat repeater student with contempt
and don’t help them effectively to get
improved result.
 Repeater Student Doesn’t get
Guidance from Teachers
⮚School authorities also fail to assess
the problems of a repeater student.
These all things adversely affect his
education and life
These students should be treated
normally so that they can feel
motivated and work hard to
achieve the passing grades
 Teachers should treat them
politely and also advise other
students to help him with
education related affairs.
 . Parents should be supporting
enough to encourage their
children and guide them in their
difficult times.
 To address attendance, it is
important to plan prevention
initiatives that affect all students,
interventions that target smaller
populations of students and
personalized interventions that
meet the individual needs of
specific students
Interventions:
• coordinate with medical and health
provider(s)
• seek out extended family members that can
help resolve the problems
• mentor to check on attendance daily career
development and goal setting activities
• develop work-related soft skills
• accessible school contact for parents
Interventions: (attendance)
• conduct home visits
• phone contact to parent or family
• frequent parent conferences to report
progress
• investigate absence(s) and provide services to
alleviate that reason (e.g. refer to counseling
for substance abuse)
• community agency referral
Interventions: (behavior)
• classroom behavior checklist
• parent communication journal (daily/weekly)
• mentor (peer or adult)
• respite or time out area
• small group counseling (anger management,
grief, substance abuse social skills)
• Pro Officer to monitor student behaviors
Interventions: (behavior)
• explore real world behavior consequences
(e.g. visits to jails, drug rehab centers,
mortuaries and courts)
• alternative instruction opportunities (e.g.
virtual course, distance learning, academies)
• juvenile justice collaboration model/practice
expected behaviors
• explicit social skills instruction
• develop student voice
 Ensuring the full realization of
the constitutional right of all
citizens to quality education
ordaining for the purpose

"a no filipino child left behind act

of 2010"
• In the implementation of this Act, the
following objectives are set:

• By the year 2014, all Filipino children of

compulsory age must have completed
elementary education;

• By the year 2018, all Filipinos must have

obtained and completed high school
education.
Thank you !!!