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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have DCPS kids who transitioned to privates (Sidwell, St. Albans..) for high school and the private schools give ZERO credit for late work (even a day late) and they have no retakes.  You do it on time or it's a zero. You take quizzes and tests once.

It's a major shift in thinking from DCPS but the kids who come to these privates from public internalize the policies VERY quickly.  DCPS kids who want to do well (with this new DCPS policy) will learn quickly as well.

It's actually cut down on the academic stress significantly in household.  My kids do the assignments when they are due 100% of the time.  They study for tests 100% of the time.  
Things were FAR more stressful for us at Deal when I was nagging them at the end of the quarter:  "did you make up this WS assignment?  Did you retake that exam?"

I have two kids with ADHD and all sorts of executive function issues and they have fallen into line too.  I are actually extremely happy that the "no late work" policy exists for them.  Having hard deadlines is hard for them but allowing them to turn anything in at any time was actually REALLY BAD for their executive functioning.  They needed to learn how to deal with deadlines.

Give your kids some credit.  They will adapt.  And doing things on time is invaluable for life.  Allowing procrastination for years on end is really bad for kids.  [/quote]

this makes absolute sense - but only if the assignments are clear, deadlines are clear, tests are scheduled clearly, and students know what will be on the test. That doesn’t seem to happen. [/quote]

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