Perplexed/High School Transcript Courses Taken In Middle School

twoinanddone
Sun, 27 Sep 2015 18:35:03 +0000

I agree with the new high school’s policy of only giving credit for high school level courses taken in high school. There is a reason why the school requires an ‘arts’ course, and I don’t think a 7th or 8th grader puts the same level of understanding into a course as a sophomore or senior. First grade art isn’t the same as 5th grade art, and 7th grade art isn’t the same as 11th grade art (or art history, or high school drama). It’s a requirement to get the diploma from this school/state, so they have to complete the requirements.

If they can take some of these required classes online or in the summer, they should do that. My kids went to 3 different high schools, and had to make adjustments to their course choices, one had to take a language online to complete it, also took the required gym/health class online.