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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The online grade book is your notice. I have over 100 students (some years it has been close to 150), and I just don't have time to contact home for everyone who is doing poorly. And as the other teachers have pointed out, the phone call or email rarely makes a difference. The kids and parents who care are checking the grades regularly and will immediately follow up with me about how to bring their grade up. A lot of the other kids will do absolutely nothing to help themselves, despite support being available, and often their parents will not push them to do better.

To all middle-school parents, I would say make a habit of checking the grades with your child once a week at a regular time, like Sunday night. If you notice your kid has bad grades, check to see if any assignments are missing. Then check to see if there are low scores on particular assignments or assessments. Did the teacher leave any comments? Can any of the assignments be completed online? Then have your kid email the teacher: "Dear Ms. So-and-so, I just wanted to let you know that I made up the assignment that I missed and submitted it online. Please grade it when you can." Or, "I noticed I missed this assignment the day I was absent and I don't understand how to do it. Can I come get help during lunch?" Or, "I did badly on the test and was wondering if I could do a retake. Are you available after school one day this week?" Then remind the student to follow up with the teacher during class. If the student gets no response or still seems confused, then you as the parent can step in and contact the teacher, but you want to help your kid learn to self-advocate. [/quote]

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