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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have a fifth grader, pp? I do. And it's a struggle for him to write two coherent paragraphs. When I raised my concerns with his teacher, she told me that most of the kids struggle with it and that his writing skills are above average. Bottom line: the bar is set very low in elementary school...but not in MS. Next year will be a rude awakening. It's ridiculous that mcps can't prepare students for success.

I'm not a tiger mom...I'm a slacker mom. I'm not overreacting.

Question: What's the longest essay your fifth grader has written without assistance from his teacher or a parent? At our school, it's two paragraphs. And the content is crummy. I was writing reports by fifth grade. My fifth grader hasn't written one single report in elementary school. I think that's shocking. My nephews in other states are receiving a far better education than my kid. It's pathetic. [/quote]

Three pages sometimes four.  Outlining first, with research, and then revision.  but that's HGC 4th grade, and why we chose HGC.[/quote]

Huh. Didn't realize you can "choose" HGC (rolling my eyes, pp). [/quote]

Well, yes. You can "choose" to go to the school or stay at the home school. They don't force you to go once you get in, obviously.  And it was a choice that I allowed my child to make because I was confident that his home school would have been fine  - not the same, but fine.  My child wanted the challenge of HGC, but some want to stay with friends, or the commute is not worth it.

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Geez, you're dense. Your kid has to get into the HGC...you can't just choose to send them there.

And this thread has underscored the fact that mcps isn't teaching kids how to write...unless your kid is one of the few anointed ones who are privileged to attend an HGC. [/quote]

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