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[quote=Anonymous]The middle school teachers are pretty firm about how the kids need to keep their notebooks organized and so forth. Find out the system and sit with your kid each night for the first couple of weeks to make sure he/she is following the guidelines, then pull back to weekly, then monthly checks, if your child is not organized naturally. At the checkins, prompt the child to check if he or she needs more pencils or pens or whatever. If they don't have that kind of thing ready in class when they are needed, they are embarrassed and that much farther behind and it all snowballs. Make them use the agenda book. A book called That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week is good for parents of kids with organizational issues. The main thing is to have a routine set up and then follow it always, even for household things like where you put your bookbag, where your phone gets charged, etc.

If your child's teacher is not posting on Blackboard, ask them about it once, and then report them to the assistant principal. This is required, and some teachers don't want to do it, but they are required to.

Yes, the children  need to develop skills on their own, but don't let them fall behind  so much that they can't get back up. They can get demoralized and depressed. Middle school is where a lot of kids can get off track for a long, long time, so even if you are accused of helicoptering, stay involved.

The FCPS middle schools do a great job of having afterschool programs and you should really encourage your kid to go, and to invite home new friends, so you can get to know them. If they are naturally reclusive, or would rather be on their computers, insist that they stay after at least one or two days each week.

There is much research that shows that the more connections kids have with their school and the activities there, the better they do and the higher their grades are.

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