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[quote=Anonymous]In other news, helpful bits for us, parents, included:

Make sure kids get enough sleep.  (with suggestions to advocate for later HS start times)

Limit kids' time on devices outside of school and don't send them in with devices unless absolutely necessary.  (with responses asking to limit their use [i]in[/i] school and suggestions for advocacy to admin/central to empower teachers to engage in related discipline in the classroom)

Work on better car loop (dropoff/pick-up) etiquette.

Recognize that teachers need to take days off for medical appointments, family affairs, etc., just like the rest of us, so there will be substitutes.

Encourage discipline in your child at home, helping establish good study habits and improving class manageability.

Have kids show up, be prepared and put in effort.

Check synergy regularly for grades/feedback/communications.  (with requests for teachers not to add other modes of expected comms, like ClassDojo, without ensuring all that communication gets to Synergy or direct email, too, so that parents don't have to go searching for the info; also with a request to return graded material/post grades/provide feedback in a timely enough manner to be actionable)

Don't expect an A for non-A work.  (with a request to make the standard for an A in a class/on an assignment or test detailed and clear ahead of time)

Don't anticipate much time for individualized attention/teacher meetings.  (with implied requests for advocacy to reduce teachers' admin burdens)

Don't expect honesty about special needs [this is a tough one to swallow].  (with admonitions to be honest and rejoinders that such honesty is effectively forbidden by admin)

Be an advocate with admin, as teachers often can't without repercussion and/or aren't given as much credence on such issues as parents.

Lots of other stuff in here, but too much of that is simply argumentative/recrimination.[/quote]

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