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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's our first year in a private, 8th grade.  However, our son was completely unprepared and is failing everything.  Apparently his "world class" education from FCPS was somewhat lacking.  He can't write a paragraph, spell three-syllable words, use basic punctuation and capitalization, do enough research to write a short report, take notes, or efficiently study for tests.  The school has given us a learning specialist, a counselor, and an accommodation plan (although the only "disability" he has is a public school education and a missing year where he had "virtual").  He was a good student before - A's and B's only.  They have called us into a meeting next week to talk about his lack of progress.  Should I be worried?  [/quote]

How is he doing in math/science? Most of what you're mentioning is fixable-- but if he's behind in math, you might need to consider whether he needs to repeat a grade. Also, my DS is a freshman at a private school-- eighth grade was hard. His grades weren't great, but he did eventually pull it together for HS and is doing well now. Don't underestimate eighth grade-- it was harder at DS's school than ninth. [/quote]

No, he's fine in math.  He has always been good at that.  His problems are more with study skills and writing than any actual content.  He is failing things because he cannot keep up with the grading requirements - it's very structured and intense in terms of turning things in on time and preparing for tests at least once a week.  Plus, note-taking is very important, and if he doesn't write something down then he can't learn it for the test.[/quote]

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