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Post by booklover85 on Nov 15, 2021 11:23:49 GMT -5
What do you think of it? I think it should have been done a lot earlier in the series, like in the #60's.
Frankly, I think that Claud should have stayed in seventh grade. She was doing a lot better in it.
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Post by sparklymouse on Nov 15, 2021 13:38:24 GMT -5
It’s one of the most confusing storylines for me. American schools are generally on a credits earned system once you make it out of elementary level. Once you pass a class you are not going to repeat it.
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oldhickory
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Post by oldhickory on Nov 15, 2021 17:01:40 GMT -5
Repeating grades doesn't happen mid-year either. You either move onto the next grade or you don't. Holding her back would have been one thing, but with the time freeze they couldn't do that.
I think Claudia should have been held back. She was doing well at school and I liked reading about her new classmates.
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Post by sparklymouse on Nov 15, 2021 19:18:56 GMT -5
I think she should have repeated the 8th grade while the others moved on to high school. That would have been excellent drama.
Ideally any change, either repeating or skipping a grade, should be done as early as possible.
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Post by livvy on Dec 20, 2023 14:12:45 GMT -5
If she found eighth grade tough, how on earth is she going to cope in high school?!
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Post by Sideshowjazz1 on Dec 29, 2023 6:30:28 GMT -5
I wasn't into the storyline, but the reason I could tolerate it was because I really liked her friends. Joanna was pretty forgettable, but Shira was pretty funny, I liked how Claudia actually had a lot in common with Jeannie, and Josh was just so fun and a total sweetie. I was kind of sad when he and Claudia broke up, but I was glad that their friendship survived the break-up.
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Post by oldhickory on Dec 29, 2023 9:21:21 GMT -5
Agreed, it was good to have some new characters to break up the repetitiveness. I don't remember anything about any of them though! She dated the two boys and that's all I know haha.
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