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[quote=Anonymous]Team OP. That mom is doing her daughter such a disservice. She thinks she’s helping her get ahead by doing whatever it takes to get good grades, but instead she’s pulling her farther and farther behind.

If I were writing the email to Momzilla, I would be tempted to point out that one of the main purposes of middle school, where grades don’t really matter, is to help children prepare for high school, where they do. The overarching purpose of the project is not to show how (I’m making this up) methods of communication changed from Ancient Egypt to Gutenberg’s Europe, but to teach students how to chunk up a big project, plan their work, budget their time, receive and incorporate feedback, etc., so they can stay on top of things when the stakes go up. That’s why you built in all those class work days, draft submissions, etc. It’s to help them expand their executive toolbox and practice communicating with their teacher in a more complex, mature way.

Sigh. I’m sorry, OP. If I knew you, I would buy you several drinks. [/quote]

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