The HS things are going rocky thread-

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So our school that is often discussed is so far not doing well in admissions. This in contrast to a school everyone on DCUM makes fun of that seems to be getting everyone in so far. If I could do it again, I would choose another school. You need to have rigor for college but rigor at our school means you are doomed to have a B on your report card. Rigor at the joke school means straight As with an honors tag. Same result or better from the joke school and better quality of life.

We chose a school that we expected would be balanced...sports, academics, quality of life, for a HS student that values that. Its has been a lot more work than we expected, with teachers giving quizzes with one day notice on top of several hours of hw from other classes. It's not everyday but it is often enough that we haven't been able to get into a workable groove or consistently score well (sometimes even passing) on tests. Also a straight A middle school student. Hoping things even out but losing hope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So our school that is often discussed is so far not doing well in admissions. This in contrast to a school everyone on DCUM makes fun of that seems to be getting everyone in so far. If I could do it again, I would choose another school. You need to have rigor for college but rigor at our school means you are doomed to have a B on your report card. Rigor at the joke school means straight As with an honors tag. Same result or better from the joke school and better quality of life.

Every year at this time of year, people at your school complain about admissions and then in the spring, surprise!, it all works out.

But really, the “joke” school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So our school that is often discussed is so far not doing well in admissions. This in contrast to a school everyone on DCUM makes fun of that seems to be getting everyone in so far. If I could do it again, I would choose another school. You need to have rigor for college but rigor at our school means you are doomed to have a B on your report card. Rigor at the joke school means straight As with an honors tag. Same result or better from the joke school and better quality of life.

We chose a school that we expected would be balanced...sports, academics, quality of life, for a HS student that values that. Its has been a lot more work than we expected, with teachers giving quizzes with one day notice on top of several hours of hw from other classes. It's not everyday but it is often enough that we haven't been able to get into a workable groove or consistently score well (sometimes even passing) on tests. Also a straight A middle school student. Hoping things even out but losing hope.

We...? untether yourself from your child, land the helicopter, and things will get better, trust

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just got another teacher email that my child got a 75% on a test, is this normal after being an outstanding student in MS?

Some teachers grade really harshly at the beginning of 9th to make a point.

Why??? Isn’t this when it starts to matter?

Your DC's first term/quarter/trimester grades are not that important utlimately to colleges, however as a parent it is healthy to be aware of the transition and encourage THEM, the child, to work with teachers to determine how serious the setback is or if its simply growing into HS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So our school that is often discussed is so far not doing well in admissions. This in contrast to a school everyone on DCUM makes fun of that seems to be getting everyone in so far. If I could do it again, I would choose another school. You need to have rigor for college but rigor at our school means you are doomed to have a B on your report card. Rigor at the joke school means straight As with an honors tag. Same result or better from the joke school and better quality of life.

We chose a school that we expected would be balanced...sports, academics, quality of life, for a HS student that values that. Its has been a lot more work than we expected, with teachers giving quizzes with one day notice on top of several hours of hw from other classes. It's not everyday but it is often enough that we haven't been able to get into a workable groove or consistently score well (sometimes even passing) on tests. Also a straight A middle school student. Hoping things even out but losing hope.

We...? untether yourself from your child, land the helicopter, and things will get better, trust

LOL, yes...working on that.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else have a kid failing a subject.....Now they aren't putting effort into tests because they say it doesn't matter they still fail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DC is a senior, but I remember at the parent conference in the fall of 9th grade the advisor started by saying, “Don’t be concerned, we see this a lot and are not counseling her out - yet.” This is at a big3 private. Kid had all Cs and low Bs, but we had no idea!

Now that your DC is a senior can you update how things went after that rocky start? Did she improve during the rest of freshman year?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So our school that is often discussed is so far not doing well in admissions. This in contrast to a school everyone on DCUM makes fun of that seems to be getting everyone in so far. If I could do it again, I would choose another school. You need to have rigor for college but rigor at our school means you are doomed to have a B on your report card. Rigor at the joke school means straight As with an honors tag. Same result or better from the joke school and better quality of life.

Every year at this time of year, people at your school complain about admissions and then in the spring, surprise!, it all works out.

But really, the “joke” school?

I don’t think the other school is a joke. I meant the DCUM people call it that way. Joke’s on the haters because this particular school is doing really well so far in admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So our school that is often discussed is so far not doing well in admissions. This in contrast to a school everyone on DCUM makes fun of that seems to be getting everyone in so far. If I could do it again, I would choose another school. You need to have rigor for college but rigor at our school means you are doomed to have a B on your report card. Rigor at the joke school means straight As with an honors tag. Same result or better from the joke school and better quality of life.

"Doomed to a B"? It's this attitude right here that makes school miserable for many students.