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[quote=Anonymous]My son is in 7th grade and is pretty independant with his work.
I ask when he has a test, he tells me.

I know he forgets things so we ordered a 2nd set of old books for him on days he forgets stuff.
He uses his computer a lot to type and keep track of assignments.

Recently, I have been getting a lot of text messages and hearing snarky remarks about the workload being too intense and the messages are often about how the parents didn't know a test was moved, or that a deadline was changed and they don't trust their kids.
My mom never once called another mom to ask what day a project was due or what the vocab test would entail. She'd have been mortified.  "Bring in cupcakes for snack" sure. "How is Larla's Japan project coming along?". NO.

I ask my kid, and it isn't always that he has it done, but he's on the ball and will stay up late or wake up early to finish stuff on time.

He's not a genius, and he's not super organized, but if he doesn't have a clue when an exam is, I don't feel like he should be at a school with high academic standards.

How much support to do most parents offer to structure the workload of MS students?

He has a younger sibling who needs a "homework done" or a "need us to quiz you" but part of why we got on this wagon was so they'd be self-sufficient in the future.

Sorry, this is a bit of a rant, but it bugs me to see teachers thrown under the bus (or people talking crap about a school I have to scrimp to pay for)  for not hand holding enough when they are expecting the kids who will be driving a car in 3 years to, um, turn in an essay on time, without a parent in the middle. [/quote]

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