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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I am simply amazed at how some parents think things should remain the same because they want their kids to have good grades (without working for it). They are willing to sacrifice a solid education for an exaggerated representation of their performance in school, which colleges know is just that - exaggerated. These parents are in for a rude awakening when college search comes along.[/quote]

So as a former university professor, I can tell you that top grades are a combination of organization, maturity, hard work and intelligence. HS and MS kids who are intelligent may simply lack the maturity or executive functioning developmental skills to get good grades in a truly rigorous K-12 curriculum but many of those same kids will mature later on and have no problem in college. There is an argument to be made that forcing kids to exercise executive functioning skills that developmentally they don't have yet simply wrecks their academic motivation and self esteem. They accept being a B or C students rather than having their development sped up. [/quote]

Sorry, I don't buy that either.  I have one of those kids who has executive functioning challenges.  ADHD and severe executive function issues.  Loses things ALL THE TIME (still as a senior).  Ninth grade was a struggle, sophomore still tough, but better, junior year huge improvement, etc.  He is in a rigorous private high school.  Just got accepted to a top 10 university.  Managed to get an almost perfect SAT score.  But still disorganized lol.

Are you saying that schools should dumb down the curriculum so that these disorganized kids can thrive?  I don't think so.  Let them fail and learn by their mistakes.  Also for those who require it, there are accommodations.  Don't sacrifice strength in overall academics just to accommodate the few.[/quote]

No, they are saying that schools should teach executive function skills— just like the private schools in DC do.

I have adhd kids , spouse, etc as well. Their hyper focus allows them to excel at one this at a time. And heir intelligence masks their disorganization, for now.[/quote]

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