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A few things:

1. In elementary, kids should get all As. It's that easy. So if there are Bs, you need to figure out if she's missing content, 
or inattentive, or just blowing things off out of childish glee.

2. Expectations and resilience: that's something she needs to learn and can be talked into. She needs to accept that things are worthwhile to do even though they may be confusing and strange.

3. MAP tests are wonderful. They are adaptive, meaning they adjust the level of questions depending on how the student answers the previous ones. The user interface is also much better than with some other standardized tests out there!

Conclusion: it sounds as if she needs to buckle down. 4th grade is when school kicks up a notch, so weaknesses that may have been invisible before may start showing: either academic ones or behavioral ones (such as inattentive ADHD and low processing speed).

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#1. Is not true at our school. A 3/B is “meets expectations” and a 4/A is “exceeds expectations.” For example, to get a 4 on a spelling test you would have to spell correctly several words that were not taught or part of your spelling list. Same with Math, you’d have to do a harder problem than those taught during the lessons. I realize plenty of kids can do this, but it’s not accurate to say all kids should be able to get an A/4 or something is wrong with them.[/quote]

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