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[quote=Anonymous]Writing instruction is very poor in MCPS. Some years my kids had teachers who went above and beyond curriculum and that helped but it seemed grammar wasn’t explicitly taught. My oldest was a natural writer. She seemed to just pick it up on her own. But she was also an avid reader and enjoyed writing which helped. My older son was a terrible writer which I attributed to an LD but private middle school changed that. He learned to write clearly and concisely, finally grasped the rules of grammar and became adept at supporting his arguments.  HS journalism further polished his writing and I can say that he is now one of the best writers I know. My younger son who was in public school all the way through was getting As in MS English and yet his essays were horrible. Poor grammar, poor word choice, repetitive, no support, etc. Remembering my older son’s experience with jouralism, I encouraged him to take the class when he reached HS.  I saw a huge improvement over that year. For the first time, he’s excited about writing so maybe try journalism if your school offers it. [/quote]

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