We need to create an underachievers tribe here -- lol! My 9y/o dd, grade 4, is getting As and Bs. Her Bs are in the subjects where she tests HG (verbal areas like reading and spelling). It does seem, in our instance, to be a mixture of erratic grades (Ds-A+s wind up as a B on the report card), something that just isn't clicking in this area for her, lack of interest, and a conscious decision to appear "normal," in her words.

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