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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just find his whole thread somewhat ridiculous. Do you all have evidence that students from APS who don’t seem (by your standards of private school comparisons or “back in the day” memories) to have enough homework in middle school and therefore (it is resulting in) they are not prepared for their high school classes or not getting high enough AP scores, or not getting into colleges (using todays metrics, not comparing to your “back in the day” admission to Penn when it was 40% admit rate in the early 90’s).

I honestly think you are all just looking for shit to complain about.
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You think it's ridiculous to worry about academic rigor?  Do you really think middle schoolers should not have any homework?[/quote]

No and no. But I also don’t expect my kid’s public school to meet their every need or ensure they reach their maximum potential. I am an essential part of that and don’t push all the responsibility of making my child great onto the schools. I enroll them in activities, get them tutoring, read with them, discuss current events with them, look at the syllabi from their classes so I know what they are learning about, help them on projects, teach them study skills, etc.[/quote]

So what about kids whose parents don't do all that?  Shouldn't schools do what they can to make sure kids all have as close to the same foundation as possible by having them learn as much as they can, including through homework?[/quote]

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