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Ok b4 I even begin......Please don't be offended by this comment.....this goes to anyone reading.....this is in by no means to put down any school, city, county, state, etc.
I have happened upon info a few times now in regards to families moving to the area and once their children became established in school or should I say settled in they find that alot of the work is work they have done before....(not just repetition but going back at times anywhere from 6 months to almost 2 years .......(this is obviously not my experience) I'm going off of info that has been told to me but I have a concerns.
I know that no matter where you go you will run into schools ahead, behind, in the middle or close as in the curriculum covered....but I worry that there could be an extreme difference....
How can you find out? Are there ways or certain ?'s for the schools to find out the level of teaching they are at with comparison to other areas/states to see which schools might be more comparable......my oldest is having problems now here.....he's very smart....but gets very bored and then throws his hands up and ultimately ruins his own grades......So if this were the case in a new school , where he would be going backwards, I could see disaster....
As said I am not asking this to knock this specific county...as we are very interested in Clayton specifically but i do have a fear of this....Obviously I want the best for my children and want the move to be the right one for all aspects.....and having 3 kids the schooling is above all one of the most important factors.....
I am concerned and also scared......so if anyone can shed a light on any of this I would so greatly appreciate it........as I said I have checked the reports and test scores but is there a way to find out the exact teaching levels....(I'm assuming it may be difficult since every state has their own
cirriculum and standards)///HELP
I'd love to hear where you're from and the differences good and bad you have seen......I may be just getting nervous but I can't help it......
Ok b4 I even begin......Please don't be offended by this comment.....this goes to anyone reading.....this is in by no means to put down any school, city, county, state, etc.
I have happened upon info a few times now in regards to families moving to the area and once their children became established in school or should I say settled in they find that alot of the work is work they have done before....(not just repetition but going back at times anywhere from 6 months to almost 2 years .......(this is obviously not my experience) I'm going off of info that has been told to me but I have a concerns.
I know that no matter where you go you will run into schools ahead, behind, in the middle or close as in the curriculum covered....but I worry that there could be an extreme difference....
How can you find out? Are there ways or certain ?'s for the schools to find out the level of teaching they are at with comparison to other areas/states to see which schools might be more comparable......my oldest is having problems now here.....he's very smart....but gets very bored and then throws his hands up and ultimately ruins his own grades......So if this were the case in a new school , where he would be going backwards, I could see disaster....
As said I am not asking this to knock this specific county...as we are very interested in Clayton specifically but i do have a fear of this....Obviously I want the best for my children and want the move to be the right one for all aspects.....and having 3 kids the schooling is above all one of the most important factors.....
I am concerned and also scared......so if anyone can shed a light on any of this I would so greatly appreciate it........as I said I have checked the reports and test scores but is there a way to find out the exact teaching levels....(I'm assuming it may be difficult since every state has their own
cirriculum and standards)///HELP
I'd love to hear where you're from and the differences good and bad you have seen......I may be just getting nervous but I can't help it......
Here is a good place to start. Curriculum is standard in NC. I have friends in Charlotte - our children are both in 9th grade - and although my daughter is honors level and my friend's son is standard - they have essentially covered the SAME material.
good luck.
We moved here from Wake County. They actually test your child at the beginning of the year and if they seem like they may be a bit too advance, then your child will have the option of entering into the "gifted" program. My daughter took classes at the school but there is also the option of leaving to go to the center in Smithfield. They give them extra work (it does not seem like work, just fun extra projects that are quite educational) that challenge your child to meet their individual needs.
Also, in some cases such as math & spelling, the teacher will sometimes divide it. For example, my daughter's teacher has two spelling lists: one blue & one red. One is a tad bit harder than the other, the other one is a bit more easy (simple words). Also in math, once a child completes a certain level (addition/subtraction), they will advance to the next level (multiplication/division) to maintain with their own work level.
We actually love this way of teaching in Johnston County. I am by no means putting down Wake county at all, but my daughter was quite "bored" during classes because she was not getting the challenged she needed.
We love living in Clayton. You really cant go wrong with the schools here, they are all fantastic.
I haven't found that to be true at all. We moved to Clayton last June. So, we've had a full school year here now. Both girls have absolutely thrived, been challenged and supported. We are extremely pleased with the schools (Polenta and West Johnston)
My wife and I currently live in Clayton and were going to move out of the area, but with a 3 year old daughter, we decided to stay, quite frankly BECAUSE of how wonderful the schools are. She was speaking with several of the other moms that our daughter is in a dance class with about us moving and they mentioned that part of the reason they had moved to the area in the first place was that Clayton has some of the best elementary schools in the area, if not the state.
Thats what I hope for.......I mean I understand that no matter where the boys go to school they will not be in the same place as here......I just dont want there to be issues, moving and starting over is enough but I would love to avoid any other issues...
Ya know I discussed this with my husband last night and he said it may be some repetition but I cant see it being that far behind in curriculum as some had mentioned....
Trust me I am truly not trying to knock it.......we chose clayton because of the schools and all good info.....but as I said I've been told a handful of times to worry and honestly that is enough for me to atleast ask.......
Where your kids are concerned, trust me, I'm with you there on researching EVERYTHING
The only school I know of in the Clayton area that I ever hear so-so things about is Cooper (as far as elementary goes, that is), but every other school seems to get rave reviews.
Yeh gotcha....I think I'm 2nd guessing everything......and going back and for trying to figure out which area subdevelop is right for us ......my brain will be sludge by the time we get there.....
Thats what I hope for.......I mean I understand that no matter where the boys go to school they will not be in the same place as here......I just dont want there to be issues, moving and starting over is enough but I would love to avoid any other issues...
Ya know I discussed this with my husband last night and he said it may be some repetition but I cant see it being that far behind in curriculum as some had mentioned....
Trust me I am truly not trying to knock it.......we chose clayton because of the schools and all good info.....but as I said I've been told a handful of times to worry and honestly that is enough for me to atleast ask.......
Study the curriculum.. it will help.
The biggest thing I often hear from transplants is regarding 4th and 8th grade NC History courses. Fourth grade, in particular puts a lot of emphasis on the differences within our state - comparing/contrasting the coastal plains, piedmont and the mountains. I've heard parents say they learned a lot too !!! Also, I've had many friends from the northeast who move here and are very disappointed with the language arts. A particular example - their children read several books in sixth grade (Wakefield - but I don't think it matters - they are all so similiar on curriculum)... they had already read as 4th graders in the NE.
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