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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]4th grade Mom here. Last spring and summer, I worried about DS falling behind. Worked my tail off to develop lesson plans and supplement his learning — while working full time. Now, I’ve given up. He used to love school and has now checked out. We don’t even monitor whether he completes his assignments anymore. They are nothing but low-value busy work. Not sure if I’m exhausted by trying to fill the holes left by FCPS or whether I’ve truly made peace with the fact that in the grand scheme of things, he will be fine. This experience will impact him, but it won’t define him as a human being.

At the end of the day, kindness and a strong work ethic are the keys to success; whether you were at the top of the class in the 4th Grade really won’t matter. [/quote]

In fact, studies show that this will impact your child's lifetime earnings. This Brookings Institute report, based on 5 months out of school, found:

"For students who are expected to work, we estimate an income loss of 5 percent of lifetime earnings. In the United Kingdom, economists predict an earnings loss of 3 percent of yearly income. In the United States, one study forecasts a loss of 2-2.5 percent of income, another up to 13 percent of the U.S. current GDP. Our estimates for the world as a whole are comparable in severity, despite slightly different methodological approaches."
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