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

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Anonymous wrote:None for my FCPS honor's English kid

Are you saying that your kid did not read any books for their English class? What middle school? I find this very hard to believe. At Rocky Run MS, my son's class all read Peak and Refugee, and then they each choose 3 more books from a list of 6 and were grouped accordingly. (My son selected The Book Thief, The Crossover, and The Outsiders.)

It’s just not true. There are multiple exaggerations from few posters here to make public a look bad and I’m a private school parent.

Wait. You have your kids in private but you are claiming that you know what happens in ALL public schools such that you are claiming those of us who have lived or are living this are lying? That is offensive. You make private schools look worse than any honesty about our experiences in public could.

My kid was assigned no books in seventh grade English in public. He was assigned one short story (Shirley Jackson) and read excerpts from other books, but was not assigned a whole book. Are you claiming that you, who wouldn’t let your kid get close to the school my kid attended, know what happened better than I did? You are genuinely awful and wow do you live up to the stereotype of private parents.

Quite a few exaggerations in your comments.

Specifically which ones? What happened in my kid’s public seventh grade? The one I know a lot better than you? How very “let them eat cake” of you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:None for my FCPS honor's English kid

Are you saying that your kid did not read any books for their English class? What middle school? I find this very hard to believe. At Rocky Run MS, my son's class all read Peak and Refugee, and then they each choose 3 more books from a list of 6 and were grouped accordingly. (My son selected The Book Thief, The Crossover, and The Outsiders.)

It’s just not true. There are multiple exaggerations from few posters here to make public a look bad and I’m a private school parent.

Wait. You have your kids in private but you are claiming that you know what happens in ALL public schools such that you are claiming those of us who have lived or are living this are lying? That is offensive. You make private schools look worse than any honesty about our experiences in public could.

My kid was assigned no books in seventh grade English in public. He was assigned one short story (Shirley Jackson) and read excerpts from other books, but was not assigned a whole book. Are you claiming that you, who wouldn’t let your kid get close to the school my kid attended, know what happened better than I did? You are genuinely awful and wow do you live up to the stereotype of private parents.

I have a child in private AND one in public. I also tutor. Drama queen.

Lol, you can’t handle the fact that you’ve been identified as a gaslighting jerk. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Just keep in mind that English class in middle school is not a literature class. Some literature is a part of it, but 7th grade ELA is big on grammar, expanding vocabulary, developing structured writing skills, research skills and source evaluations, and exploring many genres of writing to broaden the typical teen diet of chapter books.

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Anonymous wrote:None for my FCPS honor's English kid

Are you saying that your kid did not read any books for their English class? What middle school? I find this very hard to believe. At Rocky Run MS, my son's class all read Peak and Refugee, and then they each choose 3 more books from a list of 6 and were grouped accordingly. (My son selected The Book Thief, The Crossover, and The Outsiders.)

It’s just not true. There are multiple exaggerations from few posters here to make public a look bad and I’m a private school parent.

Wait. You have your kids in private but you are claiming that you know what happens in ALL public schools such that you are claiming those of us who have lived or are living this are lying? That is offensive. You make private schools look worse than any honesty about our experiences in public could.

My kid was assigned no books in seventh grade English in public. He was assigned one short story (Shirley Jackson) and read excerpts from other books, but was not assigned a whole book. Are you claiming that you, who wouldn’t let your kid get close to the school my kid attended, know what happened better than I did? You are genuinely awful and wow do you live up to the stereotype of private parents.

Quite a few exaggerations in your comments.

Specifically which ones? What happened in my kid’s public seventh grade? The one I know a lot better than you? How very “let them eat cake” of you.

I am not the poster you originally sent post to but I did notice exaggerations in your post. And your attacks do not make you credible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None for my FCPS honor's English kid

Are you saying that your kid did not read any books for their English class? What middle school? I find this very hard to believe. At Rocky Run MS, my son's class all read Peak and Refugee, and then they each choose 3 more books from a list of 6 and were grouped accordingly. (My son selected The Book Thief, The Crossover, and The Outsiders.)

It’s just not true. There are multiple exaggerations from few posters here to make public a look bad and I’m a private school parent.

Wait. You have your kids in private but you are claiming that you know what happens in ALL public schools such that you are claiming those of us who have lived or are living this are lying? That is offensive. You make private schools look worse than any honesty about our experiences in public could.

My kid was assigned no books in seventh grade English in public. He was assigned one short story (Shirley Jackson) and read excerpts from other books, but was not assigned a whole book. Are you claiming that you, who wouldn’t let your kid get close to the school my kid attended, know what happened better than I did? You are genuinely awful and wow do you live up to the stereotype of private parents.

I have a child in private AND one in public. I also tutor. Drama queen.

Lol, you can’t handle the fact that you’ve been identified as a gaslighting jerk. Sorry.

When you start name-calling, you have no argument.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None for my FCPS honor's English kid

Are you saying that your kid did not read any books for their English class? What middle school? I find this very hard to believe. At Rocky Run MS, my son's class all read Peak and Refugee, and then they each choose 3 more books from a list of 6 and were grouped accordingly. (My son selected The Book Thief, The Crossover, and The Outsiders.)

It’s just not true. There are multiple exaggerations from few posters here to make public a look bad and I’m a private school parent.

Wait. You have your kids in private but you are claiming that you know what happens in ALL public schools such that you are claiming those of us who have lived or are living this are lying? That is offensive. You make private schools look worse than any honesty about our experiences in public could.

My kid was assigned no books in seventh grade English in public. He was assigned one short story (Shirley Jackson) and read excerpts from other books, but was not assigned a whole book. Are you claiming that you, who wouldn’t let your kid get close to the school my kid attended, know what happened better than I did? You are genuinely awful and wow do you live up to the stereotype of private parents.

I have a child in private AND one in public. I also tutor. Drama queen.

Lol, you can’t handle the fact that you’ve been identified as a gaslighting jerk. Sorry.

Therfore, I don’t tutor nor have a child in each in private and public. Okay, that’s some outstanding logic.

[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.

As the PP whose child wasn’t assigned any books to read in 7th grade English, I think that PP is likely telling the truth. Do you have a child in public? I do not think you understand just how little some public schools read and write now.

Have children in both and I’m a private tutor. Often work with students on essay writing which definitely are not 5 pages in grade 7 and very, very infrequently even in upper school grade levels. 3-5 paragraphs are what is taught at middle school level to gain writing skills. Public presentation every month needs to have more context and may not always be purposeful.

What would be 'nonpurposeful" public speaking for a middle school student? Any opportunity to speak in front of other people is purposeful at that age.

[Anonymous]

When people say that their child read NO books in 7th grade English and do not name the school, it does seem very suspicious. Could some of the "no books" PPs name their schools? (Wouldn't you want to call them out?)

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS--they had to choose 4 books from a list, 2 fiction, 1 historical non-fiction, 1 non-fiction for reading groups. They read a lot of other things though too (short stories, plays, poems, essays).

Similar to our FCPS middle schooler, except more books completed and different genres. The class is reading Scythe now.

Oh, and the kids are told to have a book available to read during downtime.

What's downtime?

[Anonymous]

I feel like a horrible parent. I have no idea what my 7th grader is reading. He does have an A in English so at least that's something.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS--they had to choose 4 books from a list, 2 fiction, 1 historical non-fiction, 1 non-fiction for reading groups. They read a lot of other things though too (short stories, plays, poems, essays).

Similar to our FCPS middle schooler, except more books completed and different genres. The class is reading Scythe now.

Oh, and the kids are told to have a book available to read during downtime.

What's downtime?

Some examples... waiting for class to Starr during the change of periods, waiting for other students to finish an assignment or test, etc. The teacher might also assign 15-20 min of silent reading some days.

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* start not Starr

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Anonymous wrote:When people say that their child read NO books in 7th grade English and do not name the school, it does seem very suspicious. Could some of the "no books" PPs name their schools? (Wouldn't you want to call them out?)

They are trying to imply that no reading is going on. It’s simply not true, but it “builds” their case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like a horrible parent. I have no idea what my 7th grader is reading. He does have an A in English so at least that's something.

Is it though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like a horrible parent. I have no idea what my 7th grader is reading. He does have an A in English so at least that's something.

I only know because I shared an office with my then 7th grader during online learning last year.