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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop blaming teachers. By HS, students know what they need to do, the just choose not to do it. They think sports is a priority, their phone, their friends, etc., not their school work.

What did we do before parentvue?

Parents need to take responsibility of their kids. Show teachers some respect, then students will learn to respect teachers.  [/quote]

No, not at all.  What did we do before parentvue, for one we had clear a syllabus with assignments, test dates, chaper weeks, etc.  You knew the expectations vs. now where some teachers make it up week to week.[/quote]

And? Does your boss lay out the daily agenda a full semester in advance? Maybe, but probably not. More likely you are given general goals and then weekly (or more frequent) updates and directions. And do you have a personal manager helping you keep track of your tasks and scheduling? Probably not. Somehow, you (hopefully) managed to acquire the executive functioning necessary to show up, pay attention, make your own time-management plans and and execute.

So why not give your kid that same opportunity? You can complain when the teacher has no system, and everyone in the class is getting zeros on the assignments nobody was given. Until that happens, you need to take responsibility for teaching your kid how to keep an assignment tracker, how to review said tracker daily to make sure work is getting completed, and how to budget their time so they turn in their work when it's due. These are trainable skills, and it's your job as the parent to train your kid. Your teacher is providing the practice area, not the handholding. [/quote]

This isn't a job but most jobs you know your role.  Teachers are all over the place with assignments.  Mine check multiple times a day as do we.   A professional would have a clear outline of their class.  [/quote]

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