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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d say an entire academic year online was pretty challenging. [/quote]

It was not challenging grade wise.  Everything could be corrected, turned in by the last day, no one actually can fail, cheating was RAMPANT.  Challenging emotionally? Yes.  Challenging in terms of actual learning? Yes.  Challenging in terms of grades? Absolutely not.[/quote]

Something that is challenging emotionally can become something that is challenging in terms of grades. How can you not see that? My child was miserable and doing what they felt they needed to do to make that misery visible to the school. Was that self-defeating? Absolutely. DC was a straight A student in 6th (and 8th) but had four Cs in 7th grade and ended the year with a solid B average. But DC is moving forward with a visceral knowledge that actions have consequences, a chip on their shoulder, and something to prove. That’s worth as much as an A in 7th grade social studies. You seem to think I should have turned in DC’s homework for them just because it would have been easy (thus violating DC’s autonomy, shielding them from the consequences of their actions, and cheating, all at once). I can’t even imagine being that person. [/quote]

Totally agree, my straight A for life kid almost failed PE and ended up with a B+ or an A-, I honesty cannot remember, but it was tough to stay on track and deal with all the online submission and how many learning platforms? He will go back to being straight A, but it does change high school options. [/quote]

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