DD7 is in 1st grade with a GT pullout for LA, so obviously the standards are somewhat different than in middle school. We saw her getting writing assignments in her regular K and 1st grade classes, though... like writing in a journal... and we were like, WHAT? It turns out they have this weird idea about something called "developmental writing," which as far as I can see means it's okay to have the kiddos writing like illiterate text-speak.
[grumpy old man voice]In my day, we didn't write anything until we knew how to do it right, and then when we wrote something, we wrote it right![/voice]
As a result, even in DD's GT class, nothing comes back with any feedback whatsoever.
When DD gets writing projects to take home, I take the lead in providing feedback, because I'm a wannabe writer and English is DW's second language. But it's not like I have to push it, because DD automatically comes to us for this stuff, because she knows she's doing it wrong and she hates it.
Gifted perfectionist + developmental writing = meltdowns
