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Reply to "Why isn't your kid a better writer? After all, she studies English every day."
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[quote=Anonymous] It's because they're not taught the mechanics of writing in a rigorous and sufficiently in depth manner, and they don't receive individual feedback on their work, which is absolutely crucial. My kids are in MCPS but it's the same problem. The only teacher my middle schooler ever had who was a good writing coach was his 4th grade teacher: she was the only one who wrote full sentences of constructive criticism on his papers. She left at the end of that year because she couldn't bear the public school system! Before and after, he's had teachers who painted a big smiley face at the top of his paper, or who wrote NOTHING. That was last year in 6th grade, and that kind of "English" teacher should be fired. [/quote]
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