Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Retaining Request You are a 5th grade teacher and it is the end of the school year. A parent approaches you and requests that their child be retained. You feel that the student does not need to be retained as he has not shown any areas of difficulty in his studies. He also has received "A's" and "B's" on all his report cards and has high test scores. However, the parent claims that he is not ready to start middle school the following year. How do you deal with the situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I agree with all of the previous suggestions. In addition to everything that has already been stated, I would allow the parent to see the student's data and how they have progressed throughout the school year. Another thing to consider, is the mother saying her student is not mature enough for middle school and would you agree?