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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middle school is a HUGE shift from ES. It's a school filled with 11-14 yo. You can't begin to compare the things these kids have access to, know, experience to 5-11 yr olds. So there are issues at play that elementary schools would not experience.

I'm not sure how different it would be in Howard Co, middle school dynamics are more about hormones and normal adolescent development. That being said, smaller classes could be helpful if they have that "further out". In APS, your kids teachers are not going to contact you unless there is a major behavioral issue. They do not contact you if your kid is missing assignments, failing tests or falling behind. You kid has to initiate getting extra help, test re-takes on their own. This was a huge adjustment for my A/B advanced math kid.

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Why can't we be given access to the online grading system in real time, like parent view.  Do they do mid-term progress reports at least?[/quote]

The kids can see it.  I don’t know if we can.  But you can use your kid’s school iPad and account to see it.[/quote]
This is not true— parentvue shows everything.  You can even get it to email you if your child gets a bad grade or has a missing assignment.
Hamm is a great school.  My eldest is a sixth grader and has had a great experience.  The only complaints I have ever heard is that there isn’t really much homework (which is true but I am ok with).  There are no fights or anything systematically disturbing that I know of.
Yes your child has to be more responsible.  They will not contact you about anything and it’s not easy to get a parent teacher conference.  Most kids do fine, and personally I’d rather they have to do this in middle school when stakes are lower than in highschool.[/quote]

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