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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If he didn’t have to write essays, it’s not a rigorous school. Which is good news! They will be much more willing to work with you.[/quote]

Do rigorous schools have student essays for Middle School admissions? I thought that started in HS admissions.[/quote]

All the schools my kids applied to in middle school required testing and essays (this was pre-pandemic).  This is not a comment about rigor, rather that all schools I am familiar with required an application that required work on behalf of my kid.

I am with the other poster - if your child is having trouble with three letter words in 8th grade, that feels odd.  Presumably he had to spell three letter words at previous schools.  Could be some mental health or larger problem going on. It sounds like you are no focused on him, which will probably be a big help to him.

Good luck!  [/quote]

OP here, now I see why everyone is saying troll.  I said - or meant to say - three SYLLABLE words.  Like "rigorus."[/quote]

It’s “rigorous.” My kid started having midterms and finals in 3rd grade for ELA and math. Every year, they added in one more class so by 6th grade, they had midterms and finals in every class. They were taught how to take notes so by 6th/7th grade, they knew how to take Cornell notes. They got grades for their notes and then they spot checked them throughout MS. None of this “Here’s a packet to fill in the blanks.” This was in Catholic school. I don’t understand how people think taking your own notes is too much. You learn what you write, not what’s handed to you. There’s a big study about how handwriting notes leads to better recall and better grades. [/quote]

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