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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The one class that many incoming ninth graders struggle with is English, particularly at Big 3 schools. Most students coming from public have not received the instruction that prepares them to write argumentative and interpretive essays with thesis statements and topic sentences. The first two semesters are usually a learning curve, but the students usually start to take off in the second semester.[/quote]

My public school son had a hard transition with English the first semester of 9th but has has received As since (at a school that is stingy about giving English As).  He had never been taught to read or write critically in public. 
Now English is his favorite subject--it's probably the #1 reason I'm glad we switched. For the first time he's found classes he's passionate about (English and history). In public he had just been pushed ahead in math classes because that's what happens to smart kids. 
Turns out he never really liked math that much but is much stronger in the humanities. [/quote]

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