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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]13 yr old.  The first time I saw an incomplete assignment, I reminded her to check with the teacher about it... until she did.  She is very reluctant to talk to teachers, so it took a week for her to get the courage to talk to the teacher about it.  When she did, she figured out what the assignment was and turned it in.  I didn't make a big deal about it the first time since it was a new school year.

[b]Now, I see on the grade app[/b] that DD has one assignment listed as a zero (or the equivalent) for not turning it in (same class as the first time); and there is another assignment listed as a zero for not completing it (different subject).  DD says she doesn't know for sure, but thinks she did turn in the former.  She says she forgot to do the work on the latter and it can't be completed now b/c the teacher went through it in class with the answers.  So, it looks like the zero is there to stay.  It was a study guide assignment.  I asked her several times whether she had any homework and she had said no.  She does, however, have PLENTY of time to spend on her minecraft server.

So, I am thinking that there have to be consequences for not getting school work done.  IMO, doing your work well and turning it in on time should be her priorities.  So, I think she should lose phone and laptop privileges for some period of time.... I'm thinking at least until she resolves the missing assignment for the first class and takes the test for the second class (which appears to be imminent since they had to fill out the study guide).  Or should it be longer?  Like during the weekdays -- no electronics?  Or am I going down the wrong path?

How can I make sure DD knows that she has to step up her efforts?  That school is important?  Right now her response is "well, it's only one assignment" or "it's only 1 point"  (the grade book formula switches the percentages to a decimal out of 1.0).  I've told her this is not a winning argument (to say that the missed work isn't important.).

How do you react to kids who are not conscientious about doing school work?  (yet, have loads of time for electronics)[/quote]

What the heck is a grade app?  Do they really allow helicopters to watch every grade every day.   :roll:   So glad my kid's school doesn't do this.

Stop watching.  They don't hand the assignments in, they get bad grades.  They get bad grades and they don't have their phone or see their friends until their grades are up.  Simple as that.

I am sure others will sugar coat it and say check her for disorders, etc...  They always do.  [/quote]

MCPS has a grade app that replaced Edline.

Getting a grade for an assignment after the teacher went over the answers would be like buying a lotto ticket after the winning numbers are announced. The teacher is right to refuse credit.[/quote]

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