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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid in now in AP Lang and it's clear that this where she will get her best writing instruction. The teacher has a lot of work to do but she seems committed to ensuring that the kids will be able to write by the time the class is over. It's too bad that it took until junior year though.[/quote]

People who want to learn sign up for harder classes like this. It's really not as complicated as many want to make it out. [/quote]

It’s a little more complicated than you would think.

It’s getting harder to find teachers willing to take on the extra workload. AP and IB courses involve a ton of very intentional planning and detailed grading. Many of us are burned out and are requesting not to teach these classes anymore.[/quote]

Especially if students are being placed into them who are not prepared , have no plan to take the exam and then struggle due to lack of effort.[/quote]

The real issue is that at the elementary level schools are failing these kids as they aren't teaching grammar, spelling, and more writing skills.  Same with math, they don't teach the basics and instead focus on strategies.  Parents need to supplement at home and pay attention.  We have been lucky we have had a few good teachers who work on writing skills but the bulk of it came from us.[/quote]

+1[/quote]

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