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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a current 8th grader and Mr Tuttle is great!
[b]I’m not sure if I would be supportive of intensified classes in sixth grade other than math. [/b] Parents really push their kids do I feel like it would be the norm to take all intensified, and I feel like the first year of middle school is such an adjustment already.   They don’t have grades in elementary anymore, so it’s the first time they understand that tests matter.  
Reading in sixth grade is really important because I’ve seen kids who literally do not know how to read by then and I feel like it’s a good way to make sure no kid falls through the cracks.  [/quote]

Parent of an 8th grader and I completely disagree.  My child's lowest grade on a report card in non-math classes in 6th grade was I think a 98%.  My child is bright but not a genius.  Having the option of intensified classes for those kids who are ready for a challenge has a lot of benefits.  It also makes it easier on the teachers in the regular courses to not have to differentiate across a broader spectrum of skills and abilities because families will have self-selected into the more challenging classes.

Reading was a joke.  My oldest child has consistently tested well above grade level in reading since early elementary.  Having to sit through a semester-long reading course with minimal differentiation was a huge waste of time.
 
We will be putting our 5th grader into all intensified classes next year since they've been a great experience this year for our 8th grader to have more rigor.  Clearly YMMV.[/quote]

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