Straight A's through middle school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid got straight As in ES and he never did much work. What a surprise when he started private school in MS. He got one A per quarter and the rest Bs and Cs. Grade inflation is real.

I don't think it has anything to do with grade inflation if you child never did much work in ES, and if he continued that work habit into MS the grades will reflect it regardless of private or public school attendance. In MS usually there is a lot more homework and a lot more school work.

He does a lot more work in private school because it is a rigorous education unlike public school which is a joke. No wonder so many public schools grads have to take remedial classes in college.

Your anecdotal experience of one public ES and one private MS makes you the expert in all things public and private? Wow. Surely, you know that there are variations of both.

[Anonymous]

Teacher here. I would definitely acknowledge it with your child by praising the effort it took to consistently earn good grades. My experience is that MS performance is not always indicative of HS performance because the workload increases and some students are better at juggling multiple demanding classes than others, but honor this achievement for what it is without using it as a barometer of things to come. That just makes kids more anxious and unwilling to take chances and try new things. Always praise effort over achievement to encourage trying hard things instead of succeeding at easy things.

[Anonymous]

My son's APS middle school had six kids with 3years of straight As. It is an accomplishment.

High school is virtually a clean slate. Those middle school As don't matter for college, but they do suggest your kid is a bright one who works hard. Mazel Tov.

[Anonymous]

LCPS. 64 in my dd's middle school got all As for 3 years. 400 kids. Amazing achievement.