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[quote=Anonymous]4th grade is also "too easy" for my DS as well.  The problem is that the expectations aren't very high at all - if they read a book for the weekly book log it's enough to write a few sentences. My DS doesn't have spelling this year, maybe it's incorporated some other way.

We are supplementing with a private tutor, not because he's behind but precisely because what school (MCPS) asks of him in reading, writing is not challenging.  The tutor is doing wonders, my DS is actually excited about his assignments.  He started out by writing summaries for her according to the school's expectations (short, brief and often with grammar or spelling errors) - she has asked him to elaborate more, is teaching him how to expand his work, to think more deeply and analyze.  And use more colorful words and expressions.  And she's working with him on vocabulary.

I just wish this were being done in school. His older sibling went to an HGC - their expectations were much higher and they were actually teaching the above.  Since we had this comparison, we decided that we can't wait for someone in high school to teach him how to write properly.

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