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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I worry about you two in middle school.  Honestly, your response to my post shows you are micromanaging beyond micromanaging.  You care about an A on every last assignment?  That is not going to serve you well in middle school. I can promise you that.

When I said "clerical," I didn't mean "its stupid, you don't have to do it." I  meant the assignment was probably done, possibly turned in, possibly misplaced during a period when there was a sub and my child wasn't going to push the teacher any further.  His call.  Not mine to make.

You should also know that a) blackboard won't tell you everything you need to know about turned in assignments with enough time to remedy every little stupid assignment, and b) teachers sometimes won't accept work after it is too late, and you can't force the teacher to take it.  There are a lot of assignments.

Good luck.[/quote]

PP Are you reading into this thread the type of mom that you think I am rather than what I wrote?

I specifically said I don't give my kid a hard time for every non-A assignment.  That is too much pressure for any kid.

I never said that my DD would receive any credit for a late assignment.  She would complete it and would try to turn it in regardless of whether she earned credit or not. If she had been rebuffed for trying to turn it in well that would be the consequence.  In the teacher's mind, I have to believe he/she would remember the attempt.

In the hypothetical, I was talking about a multiday major assignment that my DD chose to complete the last day.  I never said the blackboard told her everything she needed to know.  If she had started it early though, she would have had the chance to ask the teacher a question.

Again, I see an excuse...the sub lost my sons work so he got a B-. Please- your son probably lied to you and never turned in the work.  I have a hard time believing he would be okay with a B because of a clerical error on the part of the teacher.
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