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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sixth grade is hard.  Very hard.  I’m still not sure if it is because the expectations are uniquely high that year or if it is because the kids need to develop core skills which are hard at first but make the remaining years earlier.

Our DD had to write papers in the first semester of 6th grade that were similar to what I wrote in college.  Sixth grade, especially the first semester, required some parent snowplowing.  But kids figure it out quickly and I found the homework time diminished in subsequent years.[/quote]

Interesting. My son found 7th grade to be a much heavier workload with the independent research project and history day. Although 6th grade was demanding as well. 8th seemed to have the least amount of pressure.[/quote]

NP. I agree 7th grade was harder and there were many, many hours of homework particularly leading up to deadlines. What I feel is really unfair is that DD did so much work in the program, way more than kids at other middle schools, but the B's on her report card are going to hurt her chances of getting into the magnet HS of her choice. She shouldn't be docked for that. It makes absolutely no sense. She should be rewarded for working so hard, not punished.[/quote]

First of all, there's a degree of luck here. Yes, your child probably did work hard but getting a magnet slot involved a lot of factors that are not just hard work. Family support and resources, as well as lottery luck, for example. Maybe it would be good for both of you to spend some time counting your blessings rather than counting your neighbor's cows.

Second of all, high school magnet absolutely admit kids with Bs, and they primarily look at the subjects that are relevant to the specific magnet. So, you don't know that your child won't have those HS experiences. [/quote]

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