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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's easy to blame the parents but the schools where the student is for many hours a day, push push push the students, mainly for the teachers and especially the coaches jobs and egos.  [/quote]

Huh. I wonder why on earth that could be?
Why would teachers be pushing their students for better performance? Gosh, I never come on here and read post after post of which schools are acceptable. What exactly makes a school acceptable? Oh that's right! Test scores. Teachers are pushed to deliver, by administrators, pushed by parents.

It's the community and it starts in the home. 
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It doesn't matter how laid back you are at home.  When you are in high school, even if you are looking only at state schools, grades matter.  So when teachers dump too much homework on kids, it's going to impact even those who aren't from academically obsessed families.  Add bullying that the school refuses to address, and that can create major stress for kids.  Just because some parents demand crazy standards of the schools, doesn't mean they have to drag us all along with them with excessive homework and projects.  It's not like they make it optional for those who would prefer less stress.[/quote]

This is true. We are a laid back family. Dh and I graduated from Mason and work typical jobs. I am the first to say "eh...close enough" in most situations, and in our home we don't even care about grades as long as the kids are doing their work and trying, and yet my ds has literal panic attacks about homework and grades and tests and not being able to get into college. This is 100% coming from our schools, and I don't know how to stop the freight train. It would take everyone from preshoool to grad school plus parents working together. [/quote]

In our house, school is a top priority for our kids.  If one of our kids gets a low grade on a test or an assignment that is cause for concern because that indicates that they do not understand the material for some reason.  We do what we can at home to help them - lots of times it's simply a matter of setting aside time for homework and improving study skills.  It is actually way less stressful when the kids stay on top of things and nip problems in the bud before they have a chance to snowball into something insurmountable.  Hopefully by the time they get into college, they will have a well rounded education and good study skills.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of this good young man.  I feel for his teachers and peers.  Such a tragic loss should not be compounded by blame.

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And BTW, less stressful for whom when they stay on top of things?  Because I agree 1000% that it's less stressful for me, as a parent when they do.  But for the kid? IDK. And, much more to the point, is it less stressful for them to have me on top of them all the time making sure they stay on top of things?  They do not seem to think so.

Also, what is a "low grade" in your house.  And what do you do when there is "cause for concern"?  How do you "nip problems in the bud"?  What would you kids do if they got "low grades" their junior year and there was "cause formconcern"?  What would they do to avoid you "nipping it in the bud?"[/quote]

eh, I'm not one of the crazy parents who expects perfection.  I also know how badly it sucks to fall behind and flounder in your coursework.  That is why I have tried to drum into my kids to stay on top of things.  If they get a bad grade - they know that they need to figure out what they did wrong and be sure that they learn the material.  A lot of the time it boils down to having to study harder for some classes than they have to in others.

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