Fist of all, Aristotle made many arguments that all people seek happiness, of which can be obtain through intelligence, pleasure, honor, and"every excellence." Though these components aren't necessarily the ingredients to obtain happiness, they will aid people greatly in their search for happiness. He stated that people needs to live well, be "self-sufficient," (for others and self) be part of a society (not in isolation) to obtain happiness. In other words, happiness is the combination of these individual parts that is then greater than merely the sum.
Hence for this scenario, I believe that Aristotle will first examine the subject in which the student is failing, and weight its importance against if the student should enter the next stage without the intelligence. If he believes that the knowledge is crucial in the next steps, and thinks that by staying behind another year, the student is much more prepared than learning the hard way, then he shall remain. Yet, if the knowledge makes no difference in the journey that awaits the student, then might as well let him go. Since all is based off of how well intelligence can function as a tool to live well and seek happiness, the subject of the failing course will also go through the same examination. Furthermore, I believe Aristotle will also take into consideration that if the student will learn faster in the painful experience outside of school than staying "sheltered" for another year, then this may be a whole other logical algorithm that is follows the importance of the subject.
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