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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I have to say, I'm surprised how many people support OP's position that the grade should be changed because the kid knows the material. [/b]I think you all are setting yourselves and your children up for failure. And the ideas of parents stepping in and trying to fix college grades and high school grades is the worst example of helicoptering I have seen in a while.

I am an employer and I just know the people in the workforce that simply cannot follow directions because they think they are smarter than me - they are difficult and don't last long.

My high school senior spent last night reviewing the requirements of each of his November 1 applications for college and making sure he is doing all the things necessary for admission. I'm so glad he knows that the instructions are important, that the students who do what is asked are going to be have their applications ready and available for review before the deadline. And I'm so glad he does this on his own.

He is also a very strong student in challenging classes - I know he follows directions of his teachers even when some are absurd (and of course, over the 13 years of his education, he has done some outright silly assignments).

OP's kid should learn it now, in 6th grade, that these things matter and learn how to do it before it counts.

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Because that is how life functions in the real world. Substance is much more important than form. You can always fine tune things later after receiving feed back. No one cares about the color of your border on a report or study, etc. They care about what it says.[/quote]

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