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Eighth Grade

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Repeat 8Th Grade or Summer School

My daughter is very close to failing 3 subjects at the end of this school year. If she fails only two, she can take summer school ($150 per class) in order to move on to 9th grade. She has been recently diagnosed with ADHD and will have counseling and medication to help her. She does not turn in her assignments timely (if at all),is afraid to ask for help from her teachers if she doesn't understand something. I am afraid for her to move on to high school if she is not ready for such a big responsibility. Should we let her take summer...

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Repeating 8Th Grade?

My daughter is currently attending a New York City public middle school and...

Fifth Grade

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What the Heck Is Up?? My Daughter and the 5Th Grade...

So, something is up this year and, for the life of me, I don't know what it is. My daughter has never had trouble in school. Never. She has no behavioral problems, is not shy, has shown no evidence of learning disability. Last year she was on the principal's honor roll and won the citizenship award, so no academic or behavior problems. Then comes 5th grade. Still no behavior problems, but when her progress report came out she had a "C" in math. Okay, that's fine. We don't expect perfection and a "C" is certainly not failing, but...

Seventh Grade

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Ask.fm And Instagram Drama in 7Th Grade

Have any of you Moms have good conversations with your kids about making good choices on these popular social media sites? It seems like now any time there is a little tiff between friends, it needs to be posted about, people blocked, pictures deleted, etc, which only makes this worse. I view my kids sites all the time, and overwhelmingly I see DD being kind to her friends and things are all age-appropriate. My youngest is starting 7th grade, and these sites are just a pervasive focus in her peer group. Yes, she is involved in several...

Sixth Grade

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Reasons for Skipping a Grade

I have a bright and fairly mature 10 year old 5th grade boy. Most people who meet him think he is 11 or even 12. More and more my son has been making close friendships with boys of this age group....11,12 and 13, and seems to fit right in. We live in a small town and he goes to the local public school. He is in a class of 12 and is one of 5 boys in the class. He has tried very hard to hang out with the kids in his class, but is not relating to the boys and the girls are hanging out only with the girls.My husband and I have observed the...

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