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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC would find this crushing (here's to the inevitable little precious snowflake cracks). She did get a comment like this from a teacher that did not know her well and didn't realize it WAS her best work. She is bright, verbal, but has reading and writing issues. With classes so large I would bet money kids who need extra intervention and patience and probably haven't been thoroughly identified get feedback like that, and it sets up a hugely negative attitude to school and learning. My husband's childhood report cards were full of "lazy, unorganized, does not work up to potential."  Really? I can tell you lazy was never the problem. But it's easier to call it that than figure out a kid who's atypical in any way.

The homework load at so many schools is ridiculous. I have started sending back extra work that says "she worked X productive minutes on this and can complete it another night if needed." [/quote]

You are missing the point. If the teacher is aware that a student has reading/writing issues, s/he is unlikely to call them out for poor reading/writing. Clearly, if the student has shown that they can write well, but puts in low effort, it is a different situation. I would like my child called out for such a thing. This is a third grader! How long do you think that false pretenses about the quality of work should go on? 6th grade? 10th grade? College?[/quote]

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