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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So now we learn that high school students get texbooks and grades back on a bi-weekly basis, but elementary age kids who need more hand holding get none of this. And yet we're blamed as parents for not caring enough or thinking the world revolves around us. Seems like we're coddling the older kids more than the younger ones.[/quote]

Not all HS classes have textbooks, most are on online now.  Also, I was regularly appraised of my child 's progress in ES.  Perhaps, that is a localized issue with your child's teacher or school.

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Perhaps. Check out the spelling thread though to see the disparity in teaching of just one subject of elementary school.[/quote]

There are disparities betwen the HS and MS too.  just look at the numbers admitted from a few MS to TJ.  Plus, some HS have multiple classes of AP or Honors so itis easier to get a schedule that works - unless the one or two ways your child's classes work - doesn't because the classes are full.  Some students in HS are denied taking some classes because they are over enrolled not becuae they are not offered. That is what happened to my DC with AP Chem this year and last year they closed other classes.  If you really wanted to take them you had to go to a nearby HS that had room and then your child lost an elective that year due to transportation issues.  Or how about the AP physics class year with 34 students in a classroom with 30 desks/chairs.  Four students had to sit up on tables way in the back where is was incredibly difficult to hear the teacher.  They took turns the whole year.  It isn't all rainbows and sunshine in HS. [/quote]

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