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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which electives did your child choose?  Perhaps they selected ones that are too easy for their skill level?  As far as the core classes, you should make sure that your child is reading at least 1 hour per day after school from a high level book of your or their choosing.  (Let me know if you would like suggestions for books.)  Also, I would recommend that they do extra practice through Khan Academy for math.  Perhaps 30 min per day?  Your child should also be filling their free time with several hours of sports practice or exercise every day.  Do they play an instrument?[/quote]

Why do I need to be scheduling Khan academy and buying books and setting reading times? Also what about writing? Do I have to plan that too? This is 7th grade. Now I need to be a teacher to my kid for 2 hours a day?[/quote]

PP here.  No, you do not have to plan or teach anything.  Can your kid not go to their school or community library and check out high level books of interest?  Can they not find Khan Academy on the Internet?  If not, perhaps you should be teaching your child some of these life skills.

As far as writing, certainly you can encourage your child to write more.  I suggest buying them a journal or diary to help them get an opportunity to write more.

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Why go to school? What is actually happening at school that is worthwhile? Do I get the taxpayer dollars too? These are not honors or AAP classes. It's false advertising.[/quote]

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