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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP it is very common for middle school teachers to start transferring responsibility to students in the second half of 8th grade so that they are ready.  Your kid is clearly struggling with these new responsibilities and instead of being grateful to them for challenging him you've gone over the teacher's head twice to complain.

1) Student turns in incomplete assignment, with a critical part missing.  In high school, a teacher would accept the assignment and grade it down for the missing rubric.  In sixth or seventh, the kid would get immediate feedback to go and get the missing part, so your kid's teacher split the difference.  Your kid still failed to meet the expectation.   A late penalty was appropriate at that point, by rescuing your kid you prevented him from learning an important lesson.  Next time he messes up an assignment he'll be in high school where grades count and teachers are less forgiving.  Bad decision mom.

2) Student chooses to take a day off school for an optional event (shadow visits after admissions are. Ot required).  He knew about his absence in advance.  What did he do to prepare? Did he go to Khan academy to review the materials there?  Get a friend's notes?  Did he do these things before the absences or only when the test was looming?  Again, it seems like he didn't step up, and the school offered him a low risk way to learn a lesson.  If you don't prepare for known absences you can fall behind.  Now he'll go off to high school without that lesson.  Next time he's out for something planes, he won't think to plan for his absence, and if his grade falls as a result his transcripts for college will be impacted, all because of his helicopter mom.
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1.  He would still have gotten am A with the missing rubric...would have rather had that than entire letter grade.

2.  He did everything possible to keep up. The shadow visit was not planned that far in advance. He kept up with all other classes, including this one. Only issue was he had question on a problem that the teacher refused to help him with. That is cruel and bordering on bullying. Each time he approached her for help, he was sent away because she was too busy.

Like I said perhaps she couldn't care less about the private school. She is just a teacher with no heart.  All the more reason to go private. 
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How is her behavior anything close to bullying? You can't just apply the latest buzz-word to create your own victim drama. [/quote]

Another PS teacher defending a fellow teacher. Go correct some papers.  There is no snow day tomorrow. [/quote]

Actually, I'm a private school teacher.[/quote]

Whatever. Bye bye. [/quote]

I look forward to meeting you and your son next year. I won't hold you against him, don't worry.[/quote]

Another teacher in a power trip. Why aren't you reading or something. I have no respect for any teacher that trolls.  Unlikely you are at our new school, which only employs intellectuals who don't have time for this. [/quote]

I'm not on a power trip. I'm not the one using the fact that I can and will send my child to private school to pick on and vilify his current teacher. Believe me, I've dealt with enough parents who have tortured their children and raged at teachers over A-minuses to recognize your tone and approach to life. You are hurting no one more than your son with your petty and materialistic attitude. Thankfully, the professionals and intellectuals who teach him know better than to let your ranting hurt him in the classroom.[/quote]

I know your type.  Poor kids. [/quote]

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