How significant is academic and athletic pressure?
Greg remarked that there is more academic pressure here than in other Fairfax County schools he came from. The pressure comes both from parents and the students. He reminded parents that children can only learn from their mistakes if they are allowed to make them. If a child brings home a C, talk to them about it but move on. They feel the need to be the best at everything and that expectation is unreasonable. Judy said a big issue at this age is the lack of organizational skills. Students get an assignment book at the beginning of the year and need to learn to write assignments down and check them off as they are done. They think they can remember assignments but they can’t. There was more handholding and forgiveness in elementary school than there will be in middle school. It is important they learn the skills now since they will see even less forgiveness in high school. Parents can check the web site for assignments, but that is only good for long‑term projects since daily assignmen
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