Why Should I Take a Trial Class?

By MJ Gleichman, Founder of Writing Symphony

Writing Symphony (www.writingsymphony.com)

Many parents and students have questions about Writing Symphony, including:

• How does the curriculum work?
• What does it look like?
• What does the teacher present to the students during each lesson?
• · What is expected from the homework practice?
• Why are the lessons taught in the way that they are?
• How can parents help their child succeed in a Writing Symphony course?

The best way to have these questions (and any others you might have) answered is to attend a Trial Class! Trial Classes are based on students’ grade level and are taught similarly to a typical hour lesson, making a Trial Class a great opportunity to learn all about Writing Symphony.

When parents and students come together to attend a Trial Class, both are given a glimpse of how a Writing Symphony class runs, what is expected of students, and how Writing Symphony helps students improve as communicators from the very first lesson. During the lesson, you will learn how Writing Symphony has grown from students around the founder’s dining room table to an international company helping students succeed throughout the United States and in at least 7 different countries.

Trial Classes give parents and students a unique look into Writing Symphony’s lesson flow with a quick peek into the methodology. Additionally, parents are shown ways to engage weekly with their student’s writing or speaking. This allows for accountability at home as well as in the online classroom and helps parents and students understand the practice. As with the study of an instrument, our weekly assignments build on the communication practice with each lesson. Just as the improvement and confidence of music can be heard through its practice, so can the improvement of writing be read, and speaking be heard, through its practice. Showing students a typical homework assignment provides a better understanding of what will be expected of them each week.

The Trial Class provides a practical example for students and parents to experience where the student’s communication strengths and weakness lie. Parents see firsthand how much their student:

• knows about grammar;
• applies public speaking skills and strategies;
• listens to questions about vocabulary knowledge;
• understands what they are reading.

All of this occurs while being shown why each weekly objective is being taught.

When parents are brought into the curriculum by attending a Trial Class, they can be better engaged weekly. At the end of each Trial Class, parents and students are given time to ask questions about scheduling, level placement, payments, and promotions. Parents can voice their current concerns regarding their students writing or public speaking skills and discuss these concerns with me before registering for one of our Grade Level Writing Courses, Public Speaking Courses, or Skill-Focused Academic Camps.

What questions do you have? Register now for a Trial Class to see what Writing Symphony is all about. If you are interested in a Trial Class but do not see one that fits your schedule, please contact the Writing Symphony Support Team (support@writingsymphony). We’ll work with your schedule so you and your child can experience what Writing Symphony has to offer.