Saacnmama
American expat in Germany
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American
Speaks English, German
Registration: 11 March 2019
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German schools—help needed by Saacnmama
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn’t 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won’t let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ...
Exactly. He didn’t register for it on time. Now he will lose another year—he took one year to learn the language, and now will need to take another. Do you understand now? I’m teyinh to be as clear as possible. Read More
German schools—help needed by Saacnmama
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn’t 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won’t let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ...
JenSheer, can you tell me more about your son’s school, how you found it, and how he’d fit into the German system if he wanted to go to Uni here? Read More
German schools—help needed by Saacnmama
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn’t 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won’t let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ...
JennSheer, he really wanted to do the “normal” German thing and has done amazingly well on his German. An international school is one of the ideas we’ve talked about. Tom, the problem isn’t his iq or German ... Read More
German schools—help needed by Saacnmama
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn’t 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won’t let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ...
Beppi, now I see—you also aren’t in Berlin! I was irritated before coming here that friends in other parts of the country claimed ignorance about schools in Berlin, but really am seeing how differently things are set up and even named in ... Read More
German schools—help needed by Saacnmama
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn’t 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won’t let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ...
Beppi, thanks for your reply! I really appreciate your willingness to help, so I’ll try again (this is my first time here, and I thought it was only Americans) A “Junior” in the US school system is someone in the next-to-last year ... Read More
German schools—help needed
My son would be a junior if we were in the US. When we got here, the Schulamt put him in a middle school, because he wasn’t 16 yet. Now that school is saying they won’t let him take the MSA. He is very bright & clearly should go to ... Read More