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[quote=Anonymous]DD9 switched to a private school this fall. At the public, there was no graded work. On the rare occasions she got a math sheet back, there was a sticker on it and GREAT JOB! and it wasn't corrected, but I saw she got everything correct. English work was not corrected.

The private school has a more traditional curriculum with graded work. There is an online system that gives the percentage grade for each subject. DD knows now that she got 22/24 on a social studies quiz or 8/10 on a grammar worksheet, and her overall grades are 85-95. How do I help a child who is used to being ungraded or otherwise A+ student at the top of her class to losing marks for things like underlining the whole word instead of the first letter on a capitalization worksheet, or losing a point for giving only one part of a two part question? All of her work is now marked up by a very conscientious teacher - she circles the blank where DD didn't write her last name (though she doesn't dock points for this!), writes "Don't rush!" at the top, marks up spelling errors, marks where she failed to place a period even on assignments that are not grammar/punctuation assignments.

My questions are 1) how do I help DD meet the higher expectations and 2) how do I help her remain confident, ensure she continues to see herself as a top/strong student? Thus far she is still really excited to learn and grow, but is often discouraged when her work loses points.[/quote]

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