How many books was your seventh grader assigned in seventh grade English?

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Anonymous wrote:No books-Stone MS

Extremely unhappy with all the google slides and lack of actual reading or writing.

Come to my child’s DC private at early 40 grand a year and see how writing isn’t taught at all either.
Not saying it’s right, but the grass is not always greener.

Then why waste 40k a year?

Did not reenroll.

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Anonymous wrote:No books-Stone MS

Extremely unhappy with all the google slides and lack of actual reading or writing.

Come to my child’s DC private at early 40 grand a year and see how writing isn’t taught at all either.
Not saying it’s right, but the grass is not always greener.

Then why waste 40k a year?

Did not reenroll.

That makes sense. I’m the PP who moved her younger kids to private and one of my younger ones is in 7th now. For us, there is a significant curricular difference from the public my oldest attended, both in terms of assigning books and the quality of the writing instruction. I actually feel pretty bad seeing how wide the difference is. But I would have pulled my kid out in a hot second if there wasn’t a significant difference! No sense in paying $40k for what we left behind that was free!

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No books-Stone MS

Extremely unhappy with all the google slides and lack of actual reading or writing.

Come to my child’s DC private at early 40 grand a year and see how writing isn’t taught at all either.
Not saying it’s right, but the grass is not always greener.

Are they assigned books to read, though, at least?

3 books. But I much rather that they have writing lessons and evaluative questions that go with the book. The reading is taking up the class time and writing is getting excluded. They can read on their own already and some of the book they do, but the entire class time is wasted with talking about it. I’m not against that, but not at the exclusion of writing which is much harder and a skill that needs to be taught now and the subsequent years.
He reads plenty other books on his own, always a classic and some graphic novels, or anything else he selects. I do not rely solely on the school for that.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That is so strange to post, like the pp is providing some evidence in a court proceeding.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That is so strange to post, like the pp is providing some evidence in a court proceeding.

Keep up. You’re behind

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That is so strange to post, like the pp is providing some evidence in a court proceeding.

Keep up. You’re behind

+1

Unfortunately I understand why the PP posted.

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I’m not believing alot if these posts I call troll or parents that just don’t really know. My FCPS 7 th grader has had 1 required novel(all class same novel) then they had 4 choice novel which they got to pick on their own according to topic being covered. All had a writing prompt project/paper to go with it. This is similar to my 7th grader from 2 years ago. My 9th grader has had 2 novels but also many public projects on different genres and topics… like Greek gods. Project papers again 1 major each quarter plus a mini paper/assignment.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That’s a low-level writing assignment. Provide the rubric. What type of essay writing is this? What is the writer proving or informing-thesis? How many body paragraphs are needed? introduction paragraph? Conclusion paragraph? Show the rubric.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That is so strange to post, like the pp is providing some evidence in a court proceeding.

Keep up. You’re behind

I don’t care to keep up with posting assignments on here. You’ve got something that you feel you have to prove or need to be validated. Go you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That is so strange to post, like the pp is providing some evidence in a court proceeding.

Keep up. You’re behind

+1

Unfortunately I understand why the PP posted.

Are you going to do that as well?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That’s a low-level writing assignment. Provide the rubric. What type of essay writing is this? What is the writer proving or informing-thesis? How many body paragraphs are needed? introduction paragraph? Conclusion paragraph? Show the rubric.

I’m not the PP but I think the point here is that the obnoxious tutor claimed no private schools were giving multi-page writing assignments in 7th grade. Here is a multi-page writing assignment. Obnoxious tutor now looks even more ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That is so strange to post, like the pp is providing some evidence in a court proceeding.

Keep up. You’re behind

I don’t care to keep up with posting assignments on here. You’ve got something that you feel you have to prove or need to be validated. Go you!

DP. You are such a sad, strange person. Could you let the grown-ups talk, please? We already know you don’t understand anything. It’s very clear already. You do not need to keep making that even more obvious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That’s a low-level writing assignment. Provide the rubric. What type of essay writing is this? What is the writer proving or informing-thesis? How many body paragraphs are needed? introduction paragraph? Conclusion paragraph? Show the rubric.

I’m not the PP but I think the point here is that the obnoxious tutor claimed no private schools were giving multi-page writing assignments in 7th grade. Here is a multi-page writing assignment. Obnoxious tutor now looks even more ridiculous.

Who cares, why are you trying to prove something to an obnoxious tutor?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, so few books for some of these responses.

My 7th grader has to do a “book report” each month, which involves a short oral presentation. So that’s 8 book of his choice.

Then comes the assigned reading, so far he’s done:

The Giver, water ship Down, The Book Thief, and The Pigman

Oh sorry Private school. This is why we moved out of public school. My first had a public education and I never says him do much in English.

This is exactly why we’re sending younger sibling to private for middle school. Older sister read 2.75 books for English over three years and never had to write anything about any of them. They discussed, but no writing. So disappointing.

My 7th grader has a 5 page paper due next week. My older son is in public and 11th grade and hasn’t read or written as much in 3 years of high school as my 7th grader has done this year in private. I’d say my 7th grader could write the papers for my 11th grader if he had any papers to write. Plus our private school incorporates an ilgood amount of public speaking into the curriculum. A public presentation each month is required.

We are at a top 5 private school in DC and I call BS on your statement.

Agree with this. We are at a top private as well. My DS read 4 books and wrote then wrote a paragraph or two for two of them, and a 5-paragraph essay for the other two.

My DS read:

10 Angry Men
The Outsiders
A book of short stories with a DEI theme
I am Malala

Yes because robust writing assignments are not given at your “top 5” (lolololol!!!) private doesn’t mean it’s not happening
Here is a science assignment my 6th grader is currently working on. In 7th grade they are fully expected to hang out a 5 page paper with ease. As a matter of fact they have a gigantic research paper they have to work on that is a minimum 1250 words.

I specifically chose this school for their ELA curricula.

That is so strange to post, like the pp is providing some evidence in a court proceeding.

Keep up. You’re behind

I don’t care to keep up with posting assignments on here. You’ve got something that you feel you have to prove or need to be validated. Go you!

DP. You are such a sad, strange person. Could you let the grown-ups talk, please? We already know you don’t understand anything. It’s very clear already. You do not need to keep making that even more obvious.

Insults show that you’ve lost the fight.