Originally Posted by
SassyLady
What I like about my grandson's school is that although he is in 4th grade, he takes his math and science classes at 6th grade level. The remainder of his subjects are taught at his normal class level...so, he's not "ahead" or "behind" in any areas. They teach each subject at the learning level of the student no matter what their age. They aren't just put in a grade level and expected to all learn at the same pace.
My granddaughter had passing grades in all her classes last year, passed all her final exams but her Latin final. In fact, even with failing the final, she had a passing grade. However, the school refused to promote her to the next grade because she failed the final. They don't allow the students to slack off ... they are expected to excel all the way down, and past the wire. They did, however, give her a chance to retake the final two weeks before school started. She passed, and was promoted. The school is very demanding and has high expectations.
Her school was the topic of a documentary "Two Million Minutes"
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