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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those with type A kids who are tempted to “do it all,” I’d ask for a little patience and flexibility. My kid is dyslexic. He doesn’t write well, and it takes him longer than others. Being “the stupid one” makes him anxious, which sometimes leads to work avoidance. He always does his part, and he is often the one fretting at midnight that his partners havent gotten their sections in yet. But there have been projects where a kid who MUST get an A doesn’t let him participate. Re-writes everything he writes, or writes it before his due date so he never has a chance. That’s unfair, too.

Just a heads up that encouraging your kid to take control has drawbacks, too. I prefer those where each kid’s contributions are clear and graded separately. They allow the type A kid to get their A, but also allow my kid to learn.[/quote]

Yeah, one of middle schooler's close friend is like that. Very protective of straight A average and is so controlling. Instead of helping make something better, they just delete my kid's part and redo it. From what my kids showed me last time, it was better grammatically and spelling-wise, but much less interesting and creative.

They were so excited at the beginning of the school year that they had so many classes together and now my kid tries to avoid being paired with them. [/quote]

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