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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For kids who are college bound, what is the impact of taking resource classes?  Would that be seen as a negative on college apps (it shouldn't be, of course, but reality is often disappointing).[/quote]

My daughter is one of those kids that both took resource and is academically very strong (1500+ on SAT, 20+ AP/DE classes with all A’s and 4s or 5s, 4+ years above grade level in math).

Realistically schools that would negatively judge kids that take resource probably aren’t going to be a good fit for her anyway.  Cutthroat and competitive is not where she thrives.

I would do what works for my kid.  There are thousands of colleges.  [b]If a kid can’t keep their grades up that is likely to be a much more limiting barrier to admissions than a resource class[/b].[/quote]

Ok, that's a fair point.  My DC is the opposite - can pull a 3.3 or maybe 3.5 with lots of tutoring, and very much wants to go off to a 4 year college.  We could just keep paying for tutoring and executive functioning coaching and avoid the resource class if it's going to be another negative on the application.  OTOH, DC is absolutely going to need services in college, so it's not like we're going to be hiding it anyway.[/quote]

I would continue to pay for the tutoring and executive functioning coach and maybe consider the resource class.  There is a huge learning curve from 8th to 9th, so maybe just a year of the resource class or even one semester?  And, a college set up with lots of supports.  Problem with MCPS is they don't teach the kids to study, take notes and a host of other things and they need those skills starting in 9th.[/quote]

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