Whose fault is it if a junior highschool student can't read?
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the students fault and the parents of the student.
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Everyones I was a in 6th grade at a 3rd grade reading level, I did recover but I still have problems with it.
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The students fault. It is noone else's job to motivate the student but himself. If he doesn't have the motivation to learn how to read, then he shouldn't be able to get jobs in the future that depend on that skill. He will be worthless in the work force and will have no chance at landing a decent job.
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The teachers that let the student pass through to junior high. If the student had trouble reading why would they continue to pass them through grade levels knowing that they could not read?
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I think responsibility should be equally divided between: The educational system/school for either not noticing the problem or knowingly letting the student advance that far. The parents or guardians for not being involved enough as to have knowledge of their child's reading abilities. And last but not least the student for not being honest and trying to do something to improve this situation (an exception could be in case of a disability or learning problem, in which case other measures or special attention should be provided).
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The student, his parents and the school system all have a hand in it as cited in previous answers.
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Equal between the student, their parent/guardian and the school system in which the student is a part of. It is difficult to blame any one more than other without knowing more details. i.e. if the student has had a disruptive home/lack of encouragement, an unidentified learning disability or a series of terrible teachers to name a few.
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Be sure that learning disabilities have been ruled out as the cause or contributing to the inability to read. It's not fair to the student or the system to ignore the devistating impact of learning disabilities.
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Everyone involved. There's no excuse for that.
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To some degree the fault lies with all parties. Ultimately, the parents are responsible.
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I think it is the parents fault because the parent should been keeping up with the childs progress, I also think it's the teachers' fault because the teachers should have informed the parents that the child is a buffoon in reading. You can't fully blame it on the child because children will get away with murder if you let them.
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Every situation is different, but everyone plays a role (teachers, parents, system, and the student). I teach middle school (aka jr high), and sadly, I have several students who read at a 2nd or 3rd grade level. We are an all-inclusion school which means these students are in the same classes as everyone else. Even in my math class, these students are at such a disadvantage. They can get the concepts, but when it comes to actually working problems on a test, they can't do it because of the reading. In this way, I think the system is failing them. It's pointless to worry about where the blame should be placed. Our focus needs to be on what we can do or change to help them.
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