Advice Needed
By rakski
@rakski (156241)
Philippines
October 16, 2024 2:38am CST
Fifty-six out of sixty students have failing marks in one subject whereas twenty-plus students of those students have been consistent honor students since their younger years. Only four students passed the subject.
What does this tell you?
This tells me that the teacher might be the cause of the failing marks of the students. I think the teacher failed to teach them properly.
Do you have any other interpretation?
I need to know. I am facing this right now.
My daughter got a yellow slip saying she failed a subject. Being a consistent honor student since kindergarten and the top 1 student for the whole of Junior High School and Grade 11 as well, it is difficult for me to digest this because I know the capacity of my daughter.
I need your opinion and advice as I have to meet the teacher tomorrow.8 people like this
9 responses
@AmbiePam (120547)
• United States
16 Oct 24
It has to be the teacher. I mean, it makes absolutely no sense otherwise unless the jump in curriculum is above the appropriate grade in which it is taught. But from what you indicated, it is a failure of the teacher to properly get her students to understand the subject.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
17 Oct 24
Do the students get their papers back with marks? We used to and there one can see what went wrong.
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@rakski (156241)
• Philippines
17 Oct 24
@allknowing
that 4 weeks passed after the Exam, and after that 2 weeks of practice for the foundation celebration. after the foundation, the teacher still has not computed the grades. Only last week and he was telling them they all fail.
It is said that if the majority of the class fails, there should be an intervention given but none happen
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@luisadannointed (11842)
• Philippines
17 Oct 24
If half of the class is failing then something wrong with the teacher... but in your case only four passed? That's not normal and to think there are honor students. Something is wrong, you should talk to the teacher and principal.
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@luisadannointed (11842)
• Philippines
17 Oct 24
@rakski give us an update. I think you should really raise it up. This is very unusual, what are the teacher's criteria in passing his students? I mean what that teacher's basis in grading his students?
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@rakski (156241)
• Philippines
17 Oct 24
@luisadannointed He asked the students to make a business plan, all the progress report was converted to quizzes and other written report. In the Quarterly exam, all the students have low marks which causes the low grades. But the particular exam where the student failed was the enumeration part which is all or none, on-point word for word. And this exam was after an activity in school that they need to attend overnight.
@cabuyogty (4487)
• Philippines
16 Oct 24
I think that they need to manage the use of cellphones so that they can concentrate with studies and this is my only opinion about failing in tests. Good Evening! 
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@rakski (156241)
• Philippines
17 Oct 24
@cabuyogty my daughter is a very disciplined student.
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@cabuyogty (4487)
• Philippines
17 Oct 24
@rakski At home i mean. I hope that they have time to review for the exams as well. 
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@psanasangma (7910)
• India
16 Oct 24
Only 4 students passed that means I coul only assume eithet subject could be difficult to be followed or they did not like the subject ... Else teaching methods need to be revisited ..
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@RevivedWarrior (3853)
• India
17 Oct 24
Before we draw any conclusion , it would be better to talk to one of the parents of any of failed students (probably having the same calibre as your child). Next also talk to a parent of one of the four students. It would be better to analyse from those discussions , what helped one and did not help other. Definitely things are not right when 56 of 60 students fail in a subject. Either the teacher did not teach properly , which leads us to a question why none of the students complained. Again , it is possible the teacher taught well , but the exam was tough or was out of syllabus. Thirs reason, the examiner was tough and decided to fail students. You definitely need to talk to the school and teacher. But gather all info before you discuss, so that you get the complete picture. Good luck!
@somewitch (1470)
•
16 Oct 24
Too many students failed the subject, including several honor students. I agree it is not the students' fault. Maybe the test was too tricky to understand, or the teacher didn't teach properly.
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