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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You totally misread my post. I didn't mean to offend. I wasn't suggesting your child doesn't belong in honors class. I was simply pointing out my point of view in answer to [u]other posts[/u] that seemed to question whether honors classes are filled with too many students who aren't prepared for that level course. Then I went on to address your issue by suggesting the test might have been an ecart. Clearly it wasn't. Okay, move on.

Regarding the part of my post that was not directed to you...

In fact, most students are not skilled at writing well thought out sentences by 7th grade. Sure they can relay facts and offer opinions decently but Middle school is when teachers help students broaden writing skills exponentially.  It shouldn't be necessary to guide students in sentence writing in honors English because these should be the students that write for pleasure and attend writing classes and camps outside of school. So I don't think the fact that most kids in the class weren't already skilled writers is a reflection of teachers in general. I think they are right where they should be for the general ed curriculum. I just don't think they should take an advanced course unless they show advanced work. [/quote]

I wasn't so much offended as frustrated, and not at you. For some honors classes, my kids don't belong - I hear you on that :)  It's weird, the focus on honors people have around here and I agree kids are pushed beyond what they should be and it causes tons of stress on them! My DC is so frustrated because she just doesn't know what to do with a teacher who can't teach! I told her there's nothing that CAN be done by her, unless she switches out. The administrators are not willing to tackle the issue and they don't listen to the parents, so clearly, a teenager can't change it either.

More and more, I think the solution is to go private, where teachers aren't tenured and they have to prove their worth.[/quote]

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