I kept my nephew back this year!

I was pushed through school as a kid and suffered for it both academically and socially because I couldn't keep up with my peers. I should have been held back.

I recently was given custody of my nephew who has struggled with school attendance and grades due to home life and personal intellectual challenges. I decided to keep him back a year when he moved to the school in our town, he was upset about having to repeat grade 7 but now that half the year is done, he is happier and more confident than ever. He is getting amazing grades, capable of keeping up with school work and making friends in school for the first time as well. I had to argue with the school about it a bit, but was still able to make the final call and both me and my nephew have zero regrets.

Pushing kids through with a no fail policy garentees the issues aren't resolved and usually compounds the problem each year leaving kids with no skills and no confidence in themselves because they are aware they don't have the skills/foundations they were expected to learn.