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[quote=Anonymous]I can’t believe the parents on this thread (and I’m a parent!) No wonder teachers are leaving the profession in droves.

Schools are also for learning life lessons. And your kid has just been presented, on a silver platter, two great life lessons. You’re trying to bulldoze past them because you’re “concerned that the closer we get to report card time, we won't have clarity on where she stands with her grade” for a MIDDLE SCHOOLER. This isn’t the Bar exam. Get a grip.

Lesson 1: You need to be on top of your own work and tasks. That’s HER responsibility. Your kid had four assignments laying around that she hadn’t turned in, and didn’t realize she hadn’t turned in, until she saw the grade book. That means she’s disorganized. She needs to figure out better systems and get organized so it doesn’t happen again. And I think that bright “D” sticking around for a few weeks while she feels panicky sounds like great motivation.

Lesson 2: People your report to or work with aren’t always going to be perfect, and sometimes they’ll be downright awful, and they’re certainly going to have different priorities than you, and you need to learn to work around that. This teacher updates his grade book infrequently. Okay. So, better make sure you’re turning work in on time, and you’re going to have to learn a little patience and sit and wait for something that’s important to you. That’s life! Happens to me at the office ALL the time.

The fact that you, OP, emailed the teacher and the principal (!!) about this instead of reinforcing these lessons with your kid boggles my mind. [/quote]

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