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The point of going to a top 3 school is to get a demanding, rigorous  education.

If you’re not happy with it, switch to public or Maret or  field or someplace like that.

Was your child admitted early, like in kindergarten or elementary? Maybe it’s not the right fit.

Bs are one thing by getting multiple scores like 75 or 65 could be a sign your kid shouldn’t be of the school.

I tire The people who get their kids into super progress schools and then complain that they are too rigorous.[/quote]

[/quote] Oh please, not the OP but you are full of it.  And, your reading comprehension is lacking.  OP said what class averages were really low. Her child is doing much better than the lower average.  The OP takes issue with the excessively unnecessary grind combined with the harsh and demoralizing grading.  I agree with OP, as someone who has three kids at a big three, that the grade deflation is ridiculous and unnecessary.  The kids should be graded fairly.  A work deserves an A.  Stupid to force a curve or grade distribution, doesn't add anything to the rigor or what the kids are learning. Before you say well go to another school, options are bleak.  It shouldn't be all or nothing but it is.  If you want your child to get a certain kind of education that there are tradeoffs.  Doesn't mean we as parents have to be happy with the bad.

[/quote]. Here's a crazy question- why did you choose to send your kid to a school notorious for the grind and grade deflation? There are dozens of privates in the area that offer comparable educations minus the misery, but big 3 families somehow see it as a badge of pride. None of these schools make any secret of their culture, but somehow it shifts from a great thing when families apply to a terrible thing when they realize they have a 3 GPA [/quote]

I might have a different take on this argument. We have a big 3 kid.  Our kid was diagnosed with sever ADD just prior to the Pandemic.  Our kid struggled during on line learning during COVID.  Made some bad grades and put our kid behind.  Our kid came back with a vengeance when school started again in person. The kid has made nothing but B's and a few A's here and there. Our kids GPA won't be great and we are waiting on the PSAT score to understand college options.

We paid big money for our kids education.  No doubt.  It's a rigorous school that our kid struggles with but is learning how to deal with it.  That being said, our kid is maturing and doing better each week and month.  My husband and I both believe the education our kid receives at a top private has been a blessing.  Nothing in life is easy.  Our kid understands that premise.  Our kid will be prepared for college even if DCUM looks down on my kids choice of college.  [/quote]

I don't think anyone can really understand the grind or how their kid will respond to it until their kid is in the thick of it. We knew the school was rigorous but we had never had a kid in it before. Frankly, we had never had a teenager before. We were ignorant of a lot of things. We were coming from DCPS which was the complete opposite--very minimal challenge (basically As for completion) so our kid was hungry for a change. Anyway, it's impossible to really know how a high school will work out (or not) until you're in it. I know that our next kid is electing to stay in public and we'll figure that out as we go along.[/quote]

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