For or against repeating a year?
Repeating a school year should be more common.
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
What's at stake: The debate is about what really helps a struggling pupil: repeating the year, or targeted support without holding them back.
The left's argument
Repeating a year is costly, discourages pupils and doesn't really help them progress.
The centre's argument
Replace repeating a year with intensive support from the very first difficulties.
The right's argument
Moving up without mastering the basics leads to failure later. Repeating protects standards.
And you, where do you stand?
Answer 30 situations like this one and find out where you stand, topic by topic.