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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Switching to a new school would just be running from the problem and kicking the cam down the road. My 7th grader at a top 5 school (where 7th is an entry year) said the new kids from public get a’s on anything that involved memorization or graded homework but are really struggling with long term projects and presentations and writing. They have a lot of group projects and it’s noticeable. Thankfully their school provides lots of support and I know from my older kid that by the time these kids entered 9th they are caught up. I’d approach the school and am surprised that your child has not and that the school is not already working with him. If they are not then that’s a poor reflection on the school and you’re in a tough spot bc it will be hard to apply out w/ those grades. [/quote]

That's odd because it is the exact opposite in our experience. The public school was lots of group projects and individual projects and presentations. Traditional quizzes and tests or needing to show you actually learned the material was rare. So in private school they struggle with tests, pop quizzes, memorization (one kid said he'd never had to memorize anything before).[/quote]

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