<p>My '11 is an excellent student but a slow reader. Sometimes she just doesn't get the reading done. It will really hamper her career plans if she wants to do something that takes a lot of reading (like law school). I've struck out on finding a reading improvement class...seems like Sylvan would be at too low a level....plus I filled out an on line form requesting info from them once and they called me on the phone for several years, trying to get me to sign her up.</p>
<p>Jereysmom,
Don't fret, but do get your son a tutor or help (could be your own) fast. My S has always attended private and when he got to HS found the workload no more difficult or tedious than what he experienced in private middle school. A lot of the public school kids had a real hard time adjusting to workload and expectations. </p>
<p>I suggest you review your S's assignments with him at night just to ensure completeness. My S's school posts all assignments on line so it is easy for me to check. Has your S tried going for extra help/reveiw with the classes he is having problems in? Perhaps you can go over the material each night for 10-20 minutes in the classes he is getting D's in. Call his GC and find out what the school can do to help. </p>
<p>Don't get discouraged, review what is going wrong and try to get your S to make some changes. Good luck.</p>
<p>I agree (as usual) with mamom. The teachers at privates are often available for extra help sessions, too. Another thought for jeremysmom and missypie--sometimes undetected LDs can appear (I think they say: "present") at 9th grade, when the child's natural brilliance perhaps no longer can compensate for the heavier reading/workload and a top student begins to struggle. If your student is not able to finish tests/in-class essays in given time, or is taking much too long doing nightly homework, it's something to consider. If this sounds possible, talk to GC about testing. Alas, most privates do not offer such service and it can be expensive. Still, it's best to get such things sorted out early in case accommodations are needed, allowing student to raise grades (the valuable upward trend!) and even get extended time, if warranted, for SATs, etc. </p>
<p>This is all under the big label--just in case!</p>
<p>I appreciate the offer of choc chips in almost anything, owlice. Many thanks.</p>
<p>I almost forgot to include another item in the catering list: cake balls! ;D</p>
<p>(Red velvet cake crumbled up and mixed with cream cheese icing from a can, rolled into small balls, frozen, covered in chocolate with sprinkles on top. The internet has made my life so much richer in so many different ways).</p>
<p>Slithey... that's to die for. Must have cake balls...</p>
<p>:: throws her scale at SlitheyTove ::</p>
<p>jeremy'smom: my daughter is at a private also that was a huge adjustment from our middle school public...and yes, the grades are definitely deflated....she too really did not know how to study; we've come a very long way in a year and she is doing much better...actually was placed on honor roll for 1st semester...</p>
<p>one thought: does your school have a learning/help center? many privates do and they could be of huge assistance in helping him learn how to approach the work; I also second the post about going to the teachers for extra help; it took my D all last year to realize that the teachers where she is actually want the students to succeed.....when she was in middle school, teacher-student relationships were strained at best.....</p>
<p>Ouch! I have no choice but to bring out....the snickers pie.</p>
<p>Slithey Tove - you and owlice are dangerous with all your goodies! Those cake balls called me right over here from the 2010 thread!</p>
<p>SlitheyTove, you must now post your recipe for red velvet cake!</p>
<p>(Please?)</p>
<p>Yes, i would love recipes. mmmmmm... I am not a very good cook, but I can bake.</p>
<p>But, in the meantime....thin mints, caramel delites anyone??? I have a trunkful of girl scout cookies right now. Right now my DD (and yes she is a D), class of 2018!! Yikes. DD is selling girl scout cookies and I am cookie mom for the troop. I've have now eaten my fill of GS cookies. I hope to never see another cookie (til next year).</p>
<p>My recipe for red velvet cake that is going to be crumbled up, mixed with canned icing, and then covered in melted chocolate, thus obscuring any nuances of flavor or texture of the cake itself:</p>
<p>Go to store.
Purchase box of red velvet cake mix.
Go home.
Prepare cake per box directions.</p>
<p>;D</p>
<p>I feel I now need to contribute something of substance since that was a pretty useless recipe. D1's counselor is having meetings with all of the students and parents (<90 kids in the entire 10th grade). I asked to take a look at the school's college profile. For some reason, they're rather secretive about it, saying I had to hand it back. It's pretty dull and dowdy, and it doesn't have as much juicy data as other examples I've seen online. online, so I'm going to volunteer to work on an updated version. I think that if I go in and show some of these other (publicly available!) examples, that will help the counselor see why this would be such a good idea.</p>
<p>D1's college mail is a trickle, but it is catching her attention. I would like her physics homework to catch her attention, too.</p>
<p>Owlice, good luck to your son!!</p>
<p>OH NO, THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ARE IN? I just worked out for an hour today and yesterday. I know I won't be able to resist.</p>
<p>We were on vacation last week and came back yesterday. D had close to a 100 messages in your inbox and over 90 of them were from colleges. She's regretting giving out her email address :-) I was telling her that she should have created a new dedicated email address and used that on the PSAT. Oh well, too late for this round...</p>
<p>The post office delivered our collected lot of snail mail yesterday. She was thrilled to go through it and find that her pile was the largest. She counted 35 individual mailings - but of course, she didn't have the patience to go through it all :-)</p>
<p>lol, SlitheyTove; thanks for the recipe!!</p>
<p>londonb, thanks!</p>
<p>arisamp, yay for the mail deluge!! I'm not privy to emails S has been getting; I do get to see the snail mail, though. I like seeing the stack!</p>
<p>:: swipes some Thin Mints from mamom ::</p>
<p>arisamp:</p>
<p>My D is enjoying herself going throught the snail mail and picking which ones she wants to reply too. I help by telling her the academic rating on each according to princetonreview. One way to preform a first cut.</p>
<p>He's in, with some money!! :eek: :) :eek: :) :eek: :) :eek: :) :eek: :) :eek:</p>
<p>Congrats, owlice. I'm so happy for you! Can't wait to here whether he's going!</p>
<p>Wowee! I've baked a three-layer chocolate fudge tower cake to celebrate. Champagne or Diet Coke is set on the sideboard.</p>
<p>Hi all, you are too funny with your yummy things being passed around. My kind of forum! :D I thought I'd check in here since my 2009/2013 DS is all set to go w/ his college choice and now it is time to take two steps back and do it all again for my DD '11. I've learned so much from the other forums and really look forward to sharing with all of you over the coming months - Will it be easier the second time around?</p>