How many of you folks didn't pay close attention in grades 3 through 7?
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No, if English is your second language, your grammar and spelling tends to be superior to those that speak it as their first language. I'm Russian, yet I used to have American kids ask me for help on their English.
721886
I was 13 and I regret it. I think my life would have turned out much better if I had of waited and just concentrated on school. I probably would have went to a great college and had a better career right now.
86205
Teachers tend to pressure children to do better and better because they know that in years to come you will need it.  I now that being in the seventh grade is a little young to be under that kind of pressure, so my advise to you is to do your school work and leave all the worry to the adults.  That's their job, not yours.  However, if you can excel, do not cut yourself short.  Take care
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I am 36 years old, and I have never thought about my own schooling from that perspective.  However, I would have to say that my early elementary years were excellent, and I received that education from the public school system.  I had caring, hard working teachers that excelled at their jobs, but they also had the advantage of the "old" school system of class rules which were obeyed (such as no talking without permission), corporal punishment, and active parental involvement.  However, I moved to a different state in my junior high years, and in my opinion, that is where my education pretty much stopped.  That state and school district was exactly the opposite of my elementary years.  Therefore, to answer your question, I know that I would have learned more through homeschooling during my seventh through twelfth grades.  However, I would have only learned more than I did because I would have had more time to teach myself since I had to become a self-learner.  Thus, I believe that your intelligence is most affected by you, not the school that you attend.  In other words, the student has to apply him or herself in learning or the educational institution that they attend will really not matter.
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No. Everytime any of us would ask her for help, she wouldnt. She always said "you should have been paying attention". Well, SOME students dont understand everything taught (especially when it was half a*sed) So I got a new teacher!
309888
no they do not ALL listen but even if you reach out and get it through to 2 ...3...10 kids isn't that better than not ever trying and not getting it through to any??? It does save lifes for those who listen every bit helps...........
874598
wow 3rd grade didnt learn that til i was in 8th (last year) any ways that was their main crop and thats where their main income came from
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Did you finish grade school?
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Having lived through the 60's & 70's I think the answer is yes.  Why?... I don't really know.  Maybe it can be summed up on a bumper sticker I saw the other day:  "If you are not OUTRAGED, you're not PAYING ATTENTION!"\n\nNow, having asked this, answered this, & read this, let's all get up and do something positive to make a difference!\n\nMany Blessings on your efforts....
19811
Maybe they don't realize that the kids need some attention.
847231
I was in elementary school and one day during recess a group of boys who I thought were my friends decided to spit on me all at once.............my jacket and pants were completely covered. I had to go to the washroom inside the school to clean up. My best friend followed me to see if I was ok but he was one of spitters. I was 10 or 11 at the time.\nI still think about that moment.
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I did in 3rd grade. I'm rereading it now, since I forgot parts of the story- but I'm not that far. My favorite is Magicians Nephew I guess.
1087045
not going to college right after highschool.\nIt seems everyone is so much further ahead of me and i'm trying to play catch up.
962512
Alot, I have to memorize Africa, do a review sheet, read some article, and do like 6 activities in french,ect. It takes me 3 hours to finish my homework and I am only in 6th grade. My school hits me hard with homework. I miss 3rd grade.
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I'm not the teacher, but when I took Algebra 1 in 7th grade (the double advanced class), everyone turned in their homework regularly, and only on a few occasions did people forget it. Everyone passed the class with at least an 85% average and went on to Honors Geometry for 8th grade. This might just be because we were the smartest Algebra class of the school since we took it so early, but I hope this helped.\n\nNo one made F's.
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It was 7th grade and I was pressured into it as people watched.  A lot has changed since then, but I guess it is one of those middle school things you will never forget...
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I was around 11, I felt like the werid one because all of my friends didn't hit it til 12 or 13. It didn't really change alot about how I looked expect for I had a b cup in grade 6 haha!