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[quote=Anonymous]NP.  I really don't understand what there is to get so worked up.  IF the teacher set out expectations, and the child(ren) fail to meet them, then there are consequences.  It's better to learn that now, when grades don't have a huge impact on anything of consequence, rather than in HS or college, where they might.

The other day, DD brought home a 50% on a science test.  She answered every single question correctly.  She lost half the points for lack of capitalization and punctuation, sentence fragments, spelling, etc.  She didn't understand why she is being tested on language arts skills on a science test, and we had a little chat about clarity of thought, ability to communicate, writing skills, and how they relate to pretty much everything in life.  So now, she writes grammatically correct sentences with proper punctuation and capitalization.  Problem solved.  She's in fourth grade.  I was thankful that her teachers have high standards and expectations of their students.[/quote]

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