Utilisateur
the educational system
academic performance
an under-achiever / a low achiever
a failing / struggling student
a low-performing shool
a low proficiency student
a problem kid
a behavioral problem
a learning disability
an attention problem
hyperactive (a)
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
to do badly at school
to get bad marks (UK) / grades (US)
to fail / to flunk an exam
to fail a class
to keep up (with)
to have difficulty getting organized
to skive / to dodge off / to swing the lead (UK)
to fall / to lag behind
a clueless youngster
to (play) truant / to skip, to cut classes
to be unable to stay in shool
to drop out of high school / to quit school
a high school drop-out
to fail to earn a college degree
to be illiterate / illiteracy (ni)
remedial instruction (ni) / courses / work
to overcome basic deficiencies
to take make-up math
to expel / to exclude (from) / to kick out (of)
a retention / detention
to be retained / detained
to repeat / to retake a year / a repeater
a disciplinary committee
to raise the educational level
to bring back selection
education spending
to set national education goals
undisciplined / unruly
troublesome
cheeky
disruptive
withdrawn
scrappy / contentious / quarrelsome
argumentative
a lack of achievement
to lack a basis grasp (of) / a basic understanding (in / of)
to struggle to keep up
to fall far short of the mark
a dimwit
a dummy (US)
a dunce
a moron
dim-witted / slow-witted
disorganized
dull (a) / a dullard, a jerk
scatter-brained
a flibbertigibbet
to be slow on the uptake
stressed out
stupid
thick
feckless
slack / careless
absent-minded
untidy
lazy
idle
immature
talkative
rambunctious / rumbustious
to clown around
to misbehave
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
a disciplinary code
to rag [ragged] / to bait (a teacher)
to disrupt classes
to talk back
to crib [cribbed]
to dismiss / to send down / to turn out
to kick out
to remove from school
to transfer to another school
lack of parental involvement / supervision
to be involved in the learning process
to participate in one's children's schooling
a parent-teacher association (PTA)
an open school day / night
absenteeism (ni)
an absentee rate
to be unable to respond to school pressure
to come from a deprived area
an Education Action Zone (UK) / Educational Priority Area (EPA)
to have full access to a quality education
a problem school / a troubled school
the achievement gap
to be outplaced academically
classsroom overcrowding
school zoning
