As a teacher, how do you deal with children who keep getting bad grades?

My first concern is whether the student is putting forth his best effort. In fact, effort is more important than grades; if a high-scoring student is coasting by and taking it easy, I don't find that acceptable. No matter how smart you are, you must always put forth your best effort. What the teacher can do to foster this kind of motivation is going to vary with place, circumstances, and personalities, so I can't really address that. 

Once we've motivated the student to do his best, it becomes easier to deal with consistently low grades. If the student is genuinely trying, then the teacher has a lot to work with. Also, when a student really is trying his best, and when the teacher acknowledges that he's doing so, he can maintain his self-respect; honest failure is always more honorable than laziness or quitting. With his self-respect intact, he'll be more open to advice, instruction, and correction.

It might also be worth pointing out here that the fastest anyone can learn is at their own speed. If the lessons move too fast, then learning simply canot happen. If the lessons move too slowly, then learning happens, but not as quickly as it otherwise might. We all learn fastest when we learn at our own speeds.

So, if a student is consistently getting bad grades, I would look first to his level of motivation. If he is not maximizing each effort, then address that first. 

Being the student that was getting those grades I can assure you of one thing. It isn't your fault. Most kids are dealing with an internal battle that most adults in their life are unaware of. In order to encourage them to work towards better grades, lift them up, if they do something ( anything good at all) appreciate them in front of the whole class. This not only puts you on the best teacher position in their mind, but motivates them to work harder in your subject and come to you with doubts, as they feel comfortable enough to talk to you (for doubts) and love you enough to work towards getting better grades on the subject.

You and your child's teacher can also address the big picture: does your child need extra help? If you're talking about one bad grade, probably not. But if the teacher has noticed a pattern lately, it may be time to take action. That could be as simple as establishing new and better study habits. Don't leap to a tutor as a panacea.

 

Your child's school may offer homework help after school or have programs in place to help teach students how to study and organize themselves. Look into these programs first. Then, if you and the teacher agree, you can take bigger steps, including a tutor if necessary.

 

A single bad grade doesn't have to be a harbinger of things to come. Instead, let it be your call to action on your child's behalf.

It is always the responsibility of the teacher to improve the grades of the low achievers. Many strategies and preparation have shown that they can helpful in upgrading their scores. Therefore, educators have come up with several methods to help low achievers one of them is the differentiated learning strategy that is used in many schools to reach all audience.

Noting as well the innovative learning strategies found in educational books and online that can be used to enhance students learning and grades.

According to my viewpoint , if you are a Teacher always try to know your students level of acceptance ,as some of the students are fast in acceptance, some average while some weak in their acceptance of the lessons ,so the teacher always have to put on considerations the above mentioned description concerning the students .thus you can improve those get the bad grades .

Find out the weakness of the students. Rectify the laminae to improve and attain better score.

Giving them more time to understand their problems

i always support them that they can do it and they can even cross the very topper.and i have seen improvement always.

Try to find out why? Why other children in the same class passing and the others not! You are a teacher you work with them you listen to them you encourage them you talk to each one individually and sure they will learn and undertsand and pass successfully.

I also agreed with By Hatim alamin Abdallatief Abdedaem

Try to understand the basic reason for that performance it may include some personal issues from home. Figure out the actual issue then deal accordingly.

 Succeeding in accomplishing the student's dream is what a teacher should teach and not merely how to reach the top level of the grading system in the modern education. Each student has a variety of recipes instilled in him by birth. As a teacher, my first responsibility will be to find the actual interest of students. Each student has a different interest and different manner to study. Understanding the student and his interests are the main responsibility of the teacher and not just to teach. If we as teachers find his personal interests, it would be more practical and easier to make him interested towards his studies. Moreover we should be able to teach the student that grades come below dreams.