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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid just finished 9th grade at a school that dcum considers to be rigorous. He got straight As without studying for finals and minimal studying during the year. How can he learn how to study when he clearly doesn't need to?

In 9th grade, he took honors math, the only honors class available to 9th graders. In 10th grade, he will take honors math and science, the only honors classes available to 10th graders.[/quote]

Do you mean all A+ or all A or a mix if A+ A A-  There's a difference....

I think you may be at our school and there's a difference in those outcomes.  Our DC didn't study hard this year but they didn't get all A+ . They got a variety of A/A-. We are not trying to pressure them - but they don't seem to "get" that there IS a difference in these shades of A. But hey - they'll discover later (or maybe not depending) if those differences affect their college choices. [/quote]

Brother, none of serious private schools give A+s.  [/quote]

Sidwell does not give A+.  Some other top schools do. And it makes a significant difference if by saying your kid isn't studying and getting "all A's" you mean "all A+" versus "all grades that include an A:  A-/A/A+". We wish our DC would understand this....not that an A- is  bad - but if you are not using putting in the effort to studying and getting A- and thinking that's fine...we're not okay with that because we care far more about effort. An no - our DC is not some sort of efficient studier. They want to chill or spend time socializing.  Basicly in the end - this will be their "transcript to own" when it comes time to see what schools are options later. And, well, some smart people mature later - so there's that.... just as long as they know that one day they will very likely need to put in effort to achieve.[/quote]

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