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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8th grader at TJMS has to work twice as hard in 8th as she did in 6th due to intensified classes in science, English, social studies (geography) and Chinese II. She's in the middle level for math (algebra) and in the honors band. She'll also be in the pan-APS middle school band in 2024 (not easy to be admitted by audition, most of her classmates who auditioned didn't make the grade). Earning As in the intensified classes hasn't been a walk in the park for her. I'm glad that my 6th grader will hit intensified classes in 7th. We supplement with math tutoring, a competitive wind instrument ensemble, and heritage Chinese classes on weekends for both of them. The 8th grader does 2-3 hours of HW a night along 30 mins to an hour of music. Can't complain - she seems to be on track to handle pre IB Diploma rigor at Washington-Liberty.[/quote]

This post is confusing.  APS isn't offering intensified World Geo to 8th graders.  However, World Geo is a high school level course and much more intense than previous year Social Studies.

I also agree that a student who is using time at school should not regularly have 2-3 hours of HW nightly from school.  It's what you would expect and what I remember from going to school.  It depends on the day and what is going on and tests coming up and assignments.  My 8th grader just had a huge World Geo assignment (involved a lot of writing and analytical work) and for 2 weeks was working on it a lot outside of school.  Right now my kid is reading a novel outside of school for english so that they don't have to do it over winter break.  It's due shortly after along with some writing to go with it.  They are starting to get longer deadlines and more complex work and they are expected to manage the workload.  It's not just "nightly" homework.

In general my impression is that the work has stepped up this year and I'm feeling much more confident about my kid entering high school.  We've been able to work through study skills and habits and see some real challenge to prep for high school, which is what middle school is for.

And I should note my kid is in all the intensified options offered for 8th graders, including math.[/quote]

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