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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Land the helicopter, OP. You kid is in high school -  not kindergarten. [/quote]

+1 I remember the first school meeting at GDS for 9th, a parent complained that it was unrealistic to expect their son to possibly keep track of assignments and that they needed to do it for their child. The teachers patiently explained how teaching the students the skills to manage their work was one of the goals and very gently hinted that too much parent involvement might be counterproductive.

I don't believe for a minute that the teachers at GDS do not provide individualized attention.  My DC met with teachers during office hours, between classes, and after school all the time. Getting extra help (and asking for help in the right ways) in order to excel is a part of the self-advocacy curriculum. DC tossed around ideas for papers, primary and secondary sources, and workshopped their analyses.  When DC encountered problems, they got an assist on understanding various concepts and their application. DC absorbed it as part of the normal GDS academic culture. We only know DC did this because the teachers told us in the written feedback on report cards and in our parent teacher conferences. [/quote]

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