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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was curious about this too. Is there research that shows kids really learn more/make greater effort with this policy in place? I don’t have kids in HS yet but we’re already seeing this in MS. We’re already telling our kids that in the real world, you don’t get half pay for zero work so try your best the first time. But obviously that’s hard to enforce when they see whats going on in class.[/quote]
My son has ADHD and anxiety, and honestly he was a real PITA last year in 9th grade.  He took every advantage of the 50% rule and just eeked out Cs in most classes.   This year, he is really applying himself and makes sure he turns things in on time.   It's not true for all kids.  Maybe not even most kids.   And it's certainly not mature.  [b]But for kids like mine, low expectations encouraged my son to perform poorly.  [/b]He now works really hard to achieve what people think he can achieve.     I am not a teacher, so I don't know the right approach for most kids.  I just found it frustrating (and fascinating) to watch.[/quote]
We have a kid like yours and this was our experience last year.  The lax deadlines compounded it.  [/quote]

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