Ensuring That Students Learn

It was interesting reading the fifth paragraph under Big Idea #1: Ensuring That Students Learn. These thoughts have crossed my mind many times. What shall I do with my struggling students? Should they move to a lower class, should I continue with the next lesson so the whole class doesn't fall behind, etc? The list goes on and on. Eventually what I end up doing is speaking with the student and "invite" them to meet with me for tutoring. What ends up happening is--nothing.
I like how Adlai Stevenson High School requires students to attend tutoring sessions. It would be nice to have those kinds of resources.