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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - Re: the organization club - I asked my daughter and your child can get help with organization during ZAP time which happens at lunch.  I  believe its offered for all of the teams.  I would also check in with the guidance counselors for more support around organization and they should be able to give some helpful tips.  Also how are your child's friends handling the assignments?

And just to set the record straight 2-3 hours of home work per night is not the norm at Deal and kids are not teaching themselves.  I think the expectation is that the child is managing all of their work and is proactive about getting help.  Also don't forget that your child can retake tests! Those usually make up a big percentage of the grade. When my daughter is unhappy with a grade on a test - she schedules time to retake it.  She also takes advantage of any extra credit assignments to keep her grades up.  In one of the weekly Deal Bulletins they included an article about the importance of allowing kids to re-do tests and assignments.

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The OP at some point mentioned her kid had organizational issues, though she/he did not seem willing to call them ADHD.  However I can tell you as a parent of a kid with ADHD, homework that takes everyone else 10 minutes can take such a kid an hour. Homework can take on the perspective of a crisis without some significant management.  Middle school is also a common point were kids with ADHD that had coped because of fairly organized parents and teachers fall apart especially if the parent does not believe in the diagnosis.  I am not judging the OP, but I think she needs to really look at what is happening  here and see if there are additional interventions that are needed due to the particular issues her child has.  [/quote]

Not to worry, pp--OP here--we are completely on board with our dx and get support for it at school. It's just, even with the support, the amount of work that is coming home is staggering every single day. This 40% of the grade benchmark was presented to us as standard fare in 2 core courses. Very, very tough to take, really. I don't think for a minute that his teachers are lazy--just, young and maybe out of touch with how much of a demand the homework load places on families. The teachers are probably under enormous pressure to appear to be challenging every child until their eyes bleed. Oh, the Sunday-night-Edline-inbox-grade-of-death. [/quote]

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