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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My now 6th grader [b]has had no spelling or grammar instruction since 3rd grade[/b].  [b]As a result, her spelling is abysma[/b]l.   Thanks, FCPS. [/quote]

Because you don't see it as your responsibility to fill in the gaps?  If the school sucks, speak up or move to one that doesn't.  If you can't, it's kind of a dick move to just shrug your shoulders and blame the school.  Parenting includes teaching.[/quote]

Really?  Gee, I didn't realize that as I spend every evening with my children, teaching them what was never even covered in the class that day, enforcing good spelling and grammar since it's never corrected at school, and reteaching poorly "taught" math.  No, it never even occurred to me that I would have to fill in the many gaps in my children's education when we chose to send them to a "highly regarded" FCPS school.  But I guess all of that effort equates to me just "shrugging my shoulders" and, yes, blaming the school.  Because when I send my children to school each day, I kind of expect them to be taught.

Your entire post is a dick move.[/quote]

Saying that your child has abysmal spelling as a result of a deficiency in the curriculum is shrugging your shoulders.  You either lied in your first post or you lied in your second.  If you were reinforcing spelling during those 3 years, I highly doubt your child's skill level could be termed abysmal.  Many of us supplement what our children learn in school and I can assure you that effort does not result in anything that could be described as abysmal.  I'm not saying that we are raising geniuses but when you put in the extra effort it typically pays off.  The tone of your first email implies that you place the education of your child squarely on the shoulders of the school and as a result of their failure your child is struggling.  if you really were supplementing your child's education this would not be the case.  You can't blame everything on the school system.[/quote]

:shock:   I didn't lie about anything.  If anything, I should have reworded to say:  my child's spelling in the 3rd and 4th grade was abysmal due to utter lack of instruction, and it was only after working with her extensively at home that it has improved somewhat.  Does that very specific sentence make you feel better?   :roll:  At any rate, everyone here knew exactly what I was saying because they've experienced the same thing themselves.

Generally, when parents send their children to school, they entrust their education to teachers.  Kind of like when we go to the doctor, we expect we're going to be treated by a professional.  There are many outstanding teachers, and my child was lucky enough to have one in the second grade.  Since then, however, either the quality of the teachers or the curriculum itself has gone downhill.  I've always been happy to help my kids with their schoolwork at home.  In the past few years, however, I've been doing a lot more than helping.  I've been teaching.  [/quote]

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