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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on the teacher.  My daughter has had the same English teacher for two years now (7-8), and she's wonderful.  Her 6th grade teacher was also good.

But if kids enter MS with no knowledge of basic skills - grammar, punctuation, spelling, and organizational patterns, thesis/claim statements - there's nothing a MS teacher can do, as too much time was lost.  I don't ever blame schools for this; I blame the system for not allowing teachers to use their professional judgment to determine what's best for individual kids.

With h all 8th grade English classes as "advanced," it becomes even more difficult to 1) identify and help struggling students and 2) keep the truly advanced students from becoming bored.

My daughter sees the difference from one year to the next, as her peer group has shrunk.  However, as an English teacher, I can help her stay on a high-level honors track.

bottom line - The system has a "one size fits all" mentality even though it claims it doesn't.  It's simply too large to address the needs of all kids.  Smaller areas with community schools would be best, as this structure would hopefully allow teachers to step back into a more autonomous role.  Sadly, with the need to control every step, I don't see this happening.

Moving out of area is next on the list.[/quote]

Curious - which cluster are you in / where do you live? Where will you move? [/quote]

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