your 5th grader did NOT graduate!

[sunbunny]

Have you seen her father?

You do have a point.

[Guest]

You do have a point.

:P

[MadHatter]

It is an accomplishment btw

Why not reward children with something good like progressing through school and make kids enjoy it. What's the harm...they enjoy school. Oh Noez!

Agree100%.

Send the message that working hard in school is something important and to feel good about. Kids put in a lot of work all year...let them have their moment.

[C47]

They're kids, they've worked all year and there's nothing wrong with celebrating despite your dogmatic reservations about what should and shouldn't be recognized as an accomplishment.

<< just graduated my sixth year on the huddle on wednesday

Now there is something that a freaking medal should be given out for....

[Scrumtrilescent]

I was raised that there was no alternative to thinking school was important. Next y'all are gonna want your kids to wear seat belts.

[Guest]

May I ask in what way she isn't ready?

She is in an IEP and has not met goals for a couple of years now. Majority of her problem is attitude and effort. She made 1s on her EOGs and during the retakes she made 3s. She had Fs in half her subjects until last week when she was allowed to turn in makeup work.

My point to the principal was that there are no second chances/makeup work in HS. She had to be prodded constantly by teachers to get her work done. Again, that doesn't happen in HS. She'd be destined for failure, or, alternatively, promoted with no real work to show for it. She's also the youngest in her class. If she was promoted this year she'd be 13 going into HS.

He agreed even though she "passed" all her classes. Waiting for district supervisor to give me the word.

[C47]

I'm sure you already know this, but your daughter is going to absolutely hate you for awhile....

[Scrumtrilescent]

I remember getting made fun of for being 12/13 going into High School, the younger age thing may have a lot to do with it honestly, especially with middle school girls. God never invented a more cruel creature.

[Guest]

I'm sure you already know this, but your daughter is going to absolutely hate you for awhile....

:) yep. She has already let me know this important fact. Moving her to a different school too, forgot to mention that (Cabarrus County)

[C47]

:) yep. She has already let me know this important fact. Moving her to a different school too, forgot to mention that (Cabarrus County)

Correction, depending on the kid she will wish she was never born etc etc....

[Guest]

I remember getting made fun of for being 12/13 going into High School, the younger age thing may have a lot to do with it honestly, especially with middle school girls. God never invented a more cruel creature.

Truth. They are nasty.

[Darth Biscuit]

:) yep. She has already let me know this important fact. Moving her to a different school too, forgot to mention that (Cabarrus County)

That's a great plan... that way there's less chance of her peers knowing she's repeating... it should be good for her. Sounds like she just needs some maturing. My 12 y.o. is the same... really smart kid, but organizationally and motivationally he has a hard time... he's got ADHD and his mind is always on 50 things at once...

[Iceberg Slim]

She is in an IEP and has not met goals for a couple of years now. Majority of her problem is attitude and effort. She made 1s on her EOGs and during the retakes she made 3s. She had Fs in half her subjects until last week when she was allowed to turn in makeup work.

My point to the principal was that there are no second chances/makeup work in HS. She had to be prodded constantly by teachers to get her work done. Again, that doesn't happen in HS. She'd be destined for failure, or, alternatively, promoted with no real work to show for it. She's also the youngest in her class. If she was promoted this year she'd be 13 going into HS.

He agreed even though she "passed" all her classes. Waiting for district supervisor to give me the word.

If you don't mind me asking, what kind of class setting is she in, e.g. is it contained or is she in mixed, and do they grade her based on what's laid out in the IEP or on standard curriculum?

[Panthro]

I remember getting made fun of for being 12/13 going into High School, the younger age thing may have a lot to do with it honestly, especially with middle school girls. God never invented a more cruel creature.

Yes....it was being 12/13 that got you made fun of.