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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is a good performance in 7th grade a good predictor for HS performance?

My ex wife sent me our daughter's transcript and a letter we got informing us that she was on high honors roll for the second marking period.

I was impressed. Her lowest grade was an A in science (96%) and all her other grades are 98% or higher. She got 100% in Math.

Unfortunately we won't have much saved for her for college. We hope she continues this way and hopefully she can get at least some kind of partial scholarship.

Do kids who have this kind of performance in 7th grade excel in HS as well? Or is 7th grade so easy that its too early to tell.

She had similar grades in 6th grade as well.

I barely finished HS. I just didn't like school and I was a problematic boy lol. But I was good in math though, despite not liking school . So I am so excited about this and can't contain my joy.[/quote]

I am so happy for you and your child.  If your kid is doing well in 6th and 7th grade, at least two things are clear - she has the brains to do well (ie - no learning disability), and she has tasted what it is to be a good top performing student.   Probably, she is not a problem kid either and has some level of self-discipline.   So -- all in all -- very good raw material for a bright future.

NOW, things that can go wrong -

- Divorced parents.  Kids don't do well when they don't have functional and intact families.  So, it is supremely important that your ex and you, put the welfare of the child first and she should know, feel and believe that.

- Lack of strategy and vision. What does your kid want to do in life, what qualifications she will need, what foundational courses she needs in MS and HS, what kind of support she will need if she finds roadblocks in her academic path? You all (kid, parents) need to be on the same page. Tap the school counselors, career guides, chatGPT, internet, college podcasts etc and chalk out a road map of what courses she needs to take in the next 5 years, her strengths and weaknesses, what tutoring she might need and how do you measure improvements and results etc.  Know the HS process and college process and the career process.

- Hormones, teen years, bad company, mental health.  These things are common in late MS and HS (even college) and can derail a bright future.  The only way you can prevent this imho is to be very involved cheerleaders for your child. Keep them busy with an eye towards college admissions - hobbies, sports, ECs, skills, volunteer work, acceleration, SAT/PSAT prep etc.  Make sure that they are not on social media. Chaperone without hovering. Make sure they are exercising, taking care of their physical looks and health, eating well, sleeping well. Be an involved parent who respects and love their child.  Know their friends and weed out the bad ones.  Make sure that they don't have time and energy to date.  Make sure that they are well socialized.  Treat their career (of a school student) with respect and seriousness.  Educate yourself  and become a source of strength and guidance.  You need to step up as a parent and show up where it is required.  No. No vaping, drinking, drugs, gambling, sexting ...for her and for her parents.  You have to walk the talk.

- Money for college.  Start saving. It is never too late.  Aim for state schools. Investigate the community college path if that helps. If your kid has the academic chops, they will go to college on merit scholarships, need based aid, loans.  This is not something you have to worry about too much if both parents can sit and aim for consistent savings  and not look to fuxxing up their child's future. [/quote]

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