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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If this is a problem, your child needs to be keeping up with the material more as it is taught. Maybe study some every night instead of cramming.  [/b]You are well on the path to being a helicopter mom whose child will never grow up if you always blame the teacher and not realize that one of the most important skills to learn as a child is how to adapt to varying expectations.  [b]Do not shelter her, help her learn to deal with the system.  Now she knows.  There will not be much warning, so she must keep up-to-date on the information.[/quote]

Oh please. Why are people so quick to through out the "helicopter mom" label?  I have not said one word to the teacher. I haven't even said anything to my child. It just seems a little sudden to me and I'm wondering what others think. Isn't that what forums are for?[/quote]

OP, please don't sweat the posts with typical DCUM snarkiness.[b] Posters here love to accuse any parent who cares about their kid's day to day school life of being a helicopter parent.[/b] Do anything more than tell Johnny to "Go do your homework"--take any interest, know your kid's schedule, know what topics your kid is actually learning, question the way a teacher does anything--and you're an overbearing helicopter parent! God forbid you should teach Johnny that there are actual study skills that might help him learn to learn.

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There's a difference between caring about your kid and being a helicopter parent.  Making sure overall your kid is doing well in school = caring about your kid.  Worrying about whether the teacher is giving enough time for a 4th grader to study for a test = helicopter parenting.  If your kid is failing, I can see why you would worry.  If your kid is in HS, I can see why you would care because it may affect overall GPA which is important for college application. But, worrying about this for a 4th grader if your kid is otherwise doing fine, I think is hovering.

If OP is not worrying, then I'm not sure why you would post such a question.   Or do you post every inane question on here... like "should I eat this cake?" or "should I get the elf on the shelf for my kid?".  [/quote]

If it stresses the kid out, then it is an issue. It is not being a helicopter parent to ask for the same consideration most teachers at top private schools and colleges give. It's a pretty simple request too. Give more notice for a test. If the teacher has her/his shit together this takes no time at all. She is not asking the teacher to personally tutor her child after school. Just announce the tests earlier. Bam. Done. Simple.[/quote]

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