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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got a 7/14 in an art elective in MS on an assignment (not a test). She did the work. Did poorly and now has completely given up on the class. So yes, let's hand out 50s like candy to kids. Especially in classes no one gives a crap about. Retakes allow kids to feel like there is a reason to keep trying.

And no, there is no retake on this stupid assignment and even if there was, I wouldn't have her do it. It's MS and art. Who cares.

Just sharing to show you how easily kids can give up when they see no way to dig out of a hole. Can't really recover from a 50. [/quote]

I also have a middle school student who is learning a different lesson. He can work very hard at a tedious assignment for a class he doesn’t like and doesn’t agree with the grading and earn maybe a 70, or skip the assignment completely and not do anything and take the 50. He’s choosing what he does and doesn’t turn in. I am not sure I like that lesson either.  It’s the 8th grade monthly science research project that’s really not about science at all that some schools are assigning to promote cultural diversity. [/quote]
I think that actually teaches a good lesson in prioritizing your effort for things that are meaningful and important to you. I think that is a key to success and avoiding burnout.[/quote]

I’m struggling a little with this idea. As some parents are suggesting, why aren’t we sitting there and forcing him to do back assignments? Well, DH and I are kind of old school and keep reminding ourselves that an online gradebook and instant notifications didn’t exist when we were in school. We don’t want to helicopter him into high school. Frustrating as it is, we see him putting a lot more effort into his classes that earn HS credit. He still doesn’t care about As and studying but doesn’t have missing assignments in those. So do we get really strict and micro manage this or is he learning a different life lesson, as you point out, of prioritizing?  He has definitely learned how to work the system with averages and the 50% minimum. [/quote]

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