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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes,  I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.   [/quote]

Have you taught him to make his own calendar?  Either paper or google?  He can source things from various inputs to consolidate in one place.  Then he can add things like sports practice and dr. appointments and work shifts too.  Such a great life skill for our teens to leave us with.  Real life doesn't come from 1 input.[/quote]

Even with his own calendar how will he know when a teacher plans to test him if they don't tell him? The issue is teachers not notifying the class in a clear way for kids to even input it in their own calendars. [/quote]

Or your kid isn’t paying attention in class and writing things down. You know, like everyone did back when we were students. [/quote]

If there is nothing to write down, what do you expect him to do?[/quote]

If there absolutely truly is nothing written down, this is when I would step in as the parent.  Have your child email the teacher and cc you on the email for accountability.  "Hi Mr. X, I am attempting to plan out the next week of assignments and I am unsure where I can find upcoming assessments and due dates for your class.  Where can I find this information?"

Either the teacher will reply, "It's written on the back board, copy it down at your leisure" or "They are posted as schoology announcements, you can check each week" or "they're on the calendar you receive at the beginning of every unit" or...you'll have in writing that they aren't written anywhere and then you can go to the counselor or assistant principal with a legitimate complaint.[/quote]

Or have them ask weekly like some PP in here kid does. That is what I'm anout to do. My kid's teachers are terrible about writing down test dates. I'll have her to ask every Monday. [/quote]

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