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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is anybody else agonizing about whether to sign their kid up for this class next year? We received a teacher recommendation to sign out AAP level child up for this in 7th grade, but she's kicking and screaming to not take it an instead take something more fun.

Anybody know what the workbook they use is and if it's available commercially? Wondering if we should just homeschool her on these skills over the summer (I'm a former teacher with a Masters in Ed.)

Anybody else have any feedback on the class?[/quote]

If the teacher recommends it, ask them why. If the response sounds reasonable, sign your kid up, unless you have a real reason to think she’s wrong. The slope from ES to MS can be steep. As is the MS to HS slope. 7th and 9th (and 11th if your kid takes mostly APs) are often the grades when kids who were compensating with ADHD or weak EF hit a wall.  Small problems in ES can become MS disasters.  You do not want to be looking at ds at the end of first quarter in MS because half the assignments are missing.  BTDT.

I may be the mean parent, but we signed our DD up in 7th, kicking and screaming.  As of the first day of school, she was still saying she would just not attend the class, and we couldn’t make her.  (Calm response: That’s your choice. But if you don’t go to class, you are going to end up in the principals office, which is a bad way to start middle school. Now, have a great day).  She obviously went.  And ended up get a lot out of it, and — wait for it— asked if she could change electives so she could stay in the class second semester.  Ended with a 4.0 in AAP at Carson.

Given how competitive HS is and how heavy the workload is, plus ECs, I think it should be a required class. We expect our kids to stay organized and on top of assignments, and study for tests, and chunk large assignments. But we don’t teach them how.  If your kid is weak in this area, they can be otherwise brilliant and get crappy grades. (my Ds first semester kid went on to TJ) [/quote]

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