Anonymous wrote:I know a family that had a tutor do homework and exam prep with their daughter mosts nights after sports and every Sunday - all 4 years of high school. All subjects are reviewed with the tutor. She did very well and attends a top 10 university, which was the goal.

This is the way.

I know a family that had a tutor do homework and exam prep with their daughter mosts nights after sports and every Sunday - all 4 years of high school. All subjects are reviewed with the tutor. She did very well and attends a top 10 university, which was the goal.

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Anonymous wrote:My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

You've mistaken-Getting a good education is of paramount importance, not straight As.

If you just want straight As, hire a special tutor who will write all assignments and essays for her (as some uber rich parents would do). Then the outcome is not going to be any good, your daughter still don't know how to write.

The process from a B- to B+ to an A is what the learning process is about. A kid's academic growth is embedded in that process, even if they never get As, even if they don't get in ivy league schools.

There's no way a tutor such as this would work as there are many in-class writings.

Be a reader and critical thinker. I know kids that worked with writing tutors that still did not get A's. Be realistic, my experience was 10 years ago, maybe it is easier now.

Anonymous wrote:My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

You've mistaken-Getting a good education is of paramount importance, not straight As.

If you just want straight As, hire a special tutor who will write all assignments and essays for her (as some uber rich parents would do). Then the outcome is not going to be any good, your daughter still don't know how to write.

The process from a B- to B+ to an A is what the learning process is about. A kid's academic growth is embedded in that process, even if they never get As, even if they don't get in ivy league schools.

Anonymous wrote:My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

You sound mentally ill. Please get help before you harm your daughter.

No one can give you foolproof advice because whether your daughter can do well will depend on what kind of education she’s had for the last 9 years from K-8 and her current level of writing.

Writing well is one skill that cannot be developed overnight. If your daughter has not received absolutely superb writing training to date, even having the best writing tutor in the world might not get her an A the first semester.

Get this. It will NOT be her fault. She may work to the utmost of her ability and still end up with a B+. There are NCS teachers who won’t give As.

If you keep the kind of pressure on her that you’re expressing here, you may end up with a mentally ill daughter who harms herself. Just stop.

I don’t know anyone at NCS that expects their daughter to get straight As. I sure don’t. And if it’s of paramount importance send her elsewhere. That’s your answer. Stop asking.

Anonymous wrote:My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

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If you knew that it's "brutally hard", then you know the majority of parents here got a B student at home. What advice you would expect from them?

The best resource is your kid's teacher, and that's why you send your kid to NCS. If your kid works hard, has regular check-ins with her teacher to discuss what areas need improvement, she should do fine. A is never guaranteed, is earned.

troll

The answer is, if you want your kid to get straight As in English, send her to public school. Not NCS.

I was one of the best English students in my grade at NCS. Won awards, etc. I got As and A minuses and the occasional B plus. I did not get straight As.

Anonymous wrote:My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

JUST STOP, how many times are you going to post the same question? There is no "secret sauce". If there was, the secret would be out by now! The best thing your daughter can do to prepare is to read for pleasure.

Why send your kid to a school like NCS if you're just looking for A's. It is incredibly unfair to your child. Appreciate the education she's getting. Don't set her up to feel like a failure.

Anonymous wrote:Relax! I suppose you can find a tutor that she can work with over the year. But make sure you are not sharing your insane feelings with your daughter.

how else would dd know what's of paramount importance?

Relax! I suppose you can find a tutor that she can work with over the year. But make sure you are not sharing your insane feelings with your daughter.

Anonymous wrote:My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?

You might want to rethink your expectations. Getting perfect grades cannot be of "paramount importance" until she's actually there and you and she knows what's realistic. Anything else is setting her up for failure and disappointment. Plus, given the well known difficulties ncs girls have with anxiety and depression, mental health may be of more importance than straight As.

My child will be going to NCS as a 9th grader and I want her to hit the ground running and get an A in English. I know that NCS English is brutally hard, but getting A's is of paramount importance. Can someone give us advice on how to prepare for NCS English essays? What resources do you find helpful for your daughter? What do the teachers usually look for when grading the essays?