How to Get A's in NCS English in 9th Grade?

[Anonymous]

My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

You might want to rethink your expectations. Getting perfect grades cannot be of "paramount importance" until she's actually there and you and she knows what's realistic. Anything else is setting her up for failure and disappointment. Plus, given the well known difficulties ncs girls have with anxiety and depression, mental health may be of more importance than straight As.

[Anonymous]

Relax! I suppose you can find a tutor that she can work with over the year. But make sure you are not sharing your insane feelings with your daughter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Relax! I suppose you can find a tutor that she can work with over the year. But make sure you are not sharing your insane feelings with your daughter.

how else would dd know what's of paramount importance?

[Anonymous]

Is this you, and your use of “brutally”?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1245443.page

[Anonymous]

Or maybe (or also) this one? Again with the brutal.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1217692.page

[Anonymous]

Why send your kid to a school like NCS if you're just looking for A's. It is incredibly unfair to your child. Appreciate the education she's getting. Don't set her up to feel like a failure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

JUST STOP, how many times are you going to post the same question? There is no "secret sauce". If there was, the secret would be out by now! The best thing your daughter can do to prepare is to read for pleasure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or maybe (or also) this one? Again with the brutal.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1217692.page

What a strange obsession, for someone who clearly will never have a daughter at ncs.

[Anonymous]

troll

The answer is, if you want your kid to get straight As in English, send her to public school. Not NCS.

I was one of the best English students in my grade at NCS. Won awards, etc. I got As and A minuses and the occasional B plus. I did not get straight As.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or maybe (or also) this one? Again with the brutal.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1217692.page

What a strange obsession, for someone who clearly will never have a daughter at ncs.

Agreed. What a loser! And one with a limited vocabulary, to boot!