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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 5th Grade child attending MCPS elementary school.  He is well  behaved; a straight "A" student, and [b]is OCD about completing his homework assignments (the first thing he does when he gets home from school).  Yesterday, he forgot his math homework for the first time.[/b]  He actually completed but forgot to put in his book-bag.  His math teacher made him complete a "blue form" in which he had to acknowledge forgetting his homework assignment; accept responsibility for it; indicate that he would not do it again; and it was signed by him, the teacher, and there was a space for the parent signature.  [b]P.S.  My kid has ADD and is under an IEP[/b][b].  This is a new-ish teacher so we decided to cut her a break and just sign the note but I really think some teachers should have to spend time in challenging or difficult schools before they are sent into cushy ones so that they have an appreciation for the student population they have.....[/quote]

If your son is OCD about completing homework and this is the very first time he's forgotten to bring it to school, then the fact that he has ADD and an IEP is irrelevant--it clearly has not impacted his ability to turn in his homework thus far.

I don't know much about the blue form, but it sounds like the teacher has a system for missing homework and the first time is sending that form home.  You don't mention any other consequence, so it seems fair to me.  And guess what, I'm a Title I teacher, and DH teaches at one of those "cushy" schools.  My expectation for my students is 100% of assignments turned in 100% of the time.  You miss one, you're busted.  If DH let a kid get away with missing a homework assignment, THE PARENT is the one emailing right away to find out why this wasn't addressed, and why the parent wasn't informed.  Nobody likes it when their kid gets an "unfair" reprimand from a teacher, but I don't see why you're so outraged.  Just because she expects her students to turn in the homework or face consequences doesn't mean she doesn't "appreciate" them.[/quote]

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