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[quote=Anonymous]As the parent of a middle schooler, I can't see any benefit to my child to receive high school credit for a class taken in middle school.  To me, middle school is a time for kids to experiment with taking control of their education, taking risks (hey, I'll try this hard foreign language for example) and making mistakes.  I don't want to hover/helicopter because it's more important to me that he gets the message that he's in control of his education than that he gets the perfect grades.  Once he knows how to be an independent secondary student, then we can start racheting up the expectations for grades before or when they count.

Except that MCPS does this stupid thing where foreign languages, even if they're taken in 6th grade, count on their high school transcript.  So I find myself torn.  Do I sit back, let him learn important lessons (like pack your backpack carefully because mom isn't bringing in that paper, or figure out your own plan for multiday assignments) and risk starting high school with a 2.0 or something or do I hover, email the teacher constantly, and end up with a kid with good grades and no independence.

Anyway, if you agree with me, I'd love to hear from you.

If you can think of an advantage to this system, please try and sway me because I think I'd feel better about it if I could at least understand the rationale behind the thinking rather than viewing it as the stupidest thing I've encountered yet.[/quote]

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