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[quote=Anonymous]What school district are you in? My kids are at an APS elementary school and my 5th grader’s work definitely comes home with some spelling/grammar corrections and helpful feedback. I’ve volunteered for writing time in my 3rd grader’s class and they have an assigned subject to write about (sometimes it’s more creative, but other times it’s research-based).

Also, my kids get screen time at home (mostly during the weekend) so they aren’t deprived of video games and actually choose to read most of the time rather than play iPad games at school. This is what their teachers have told me during conferences. The iPad games really aren’t that exciting if you get to play games elsewhere.

Is your oldest (or only) kid just 6? So he’s in K, maybe 1st? That is still really little. Of course they’re going to talk about feelings and give kids strategies how to calm down.

And at this age it’s not appropriate for teachers to give harsh spelling and math corrections when kids are still learning how to learn. Also FWIW my oldest spent his K year virtual learning due to COVID (which was a disaster) and I was able to work with him at home to get him reading and doing math above grade level, so if your kid really needs more supplementing at this age you should be able to do it without paying for private school. [/quote]

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