Are you happy with your kid’s English/writing instruction?

[Anonymous]

No. APS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter, in advanced 7th grade English, was told to make an Instagram post about a book she read. NOT HAPPY. Too many powerpoint presentations, not enough essays.

Almost all the people who complain about classes all seem to have kids in advanced classes. Are you doubting these classes are advanced?

And my 7th grader doesn’t have Instagram along with quite a few classmates. That’s an odd request

[Anonymous]

The top students at private, charter, and public middle schools that my DD is friends with in DC do read on their own. Most of these kids were taken to the library when young and their parents continue to encourage reading as well as limit screens. Our observation: DCPS focuses a lot less on reading and writing than privates or many charters do during the middle school years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter, in advanced 7th grade English, was told to make an Instagram post about a book she read. NOT HAPPY. Too many powerpoint presentations, not enough essays.

Yikes!

That's because it's not "advanced English." Advanced English is the default English--and what most kids take, except for some English language learners. My kid writes a lot in HIGH which is cohorted social studies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The top students at private, charter, and public middle schools that my DD is friends with in DC do read on their own. Most of these kids were taken to the library when young and their parents continue to encourage reading as well as limit screens. Our observation: DCPS focuses a lot less on reading and writing than privates or many charters do during the middle school years.

That describes parents and kids from all levels academically. Reading a book at home and reading the same book as 20 kids who will discuss and write about it are not equal.

Middle schools could always handle all of the basic subjects, I wonder what happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter, in advanced 7th grade English, was told to make an Instagram post about a book she read. NOT HAPPY. Too many powerpoint presentations, not enough essays.

Yikes!

That's because it's not "advanced English." Advanced English is the default English--and what most kids take, except for some English language learners. My kid writes a lot in HIGH which is cohorted social studies.

It’s not the same as writing in an English class.