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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually, since there is no school, that means students have MORE time, not less, to complete these assignments.  Why in the world would a storm be an excuse to sit around all day and ignore schoolwork?  No one has actually lost power yet, and even once we do, there is such a thing as a computer battery, or (gasp!) writing longhand.  [/quote]
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Have you actually lost power at your house and tried to work?  We frequently lose power and this is utterly ridiculous.  I strongly doubt this assignment is worth losing battery power over.[/b][/quote]

I'm the above poster, and of course I have.  We live in an area of MoCo where we joke that if it's a gorgeous sunny day, that means we'll lose power. :)  We lose power ALL the time, and we always get work done off battery.  And personally, I don't second-guess my children's teachers--if it is an AP course, then they have a timeline they have to uphold, so i n fact the assignment is probably worth using up battery life.  AP exams are national, and they don't postpone the date of he exam because one region has an act of God.

That said, if you feel that strongly about it, tell your child not to bother.  Rather than expect the school/teacher to bend to your opinion, however, I would think you could use this as a lesson for your hcild that he/she can use judgment about this, but to man up and take the consequences f there should be any.  Perfectly reasonable to say to teacher, "I decided it wasn't worth using battery power for this assignment, so I understand if I am marked down."  Whiny and responsibility-avoidant to say "I decided it wasn't worth using battery power over, and I think you're wrong, so how dare you mark me down?"
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