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[quote=Anonymous]OP, sorry about all the vitriol directed at you.  I would imagine that most of the responses are from parents of much younger kids, or parents of students at private schools where the teachers are engaged in making these suggestions/having these conversations with the students.  I can't see anything wrong with making some suggestions about what book to read.  If your child feels free to accept or reject your suggestion, what is the big deal?

My DC is at a very large public high school and the teachers have extremely little time to engage the students on a one-to-one basis.   I hope that all of you who want to ensure that your child is ready for college are throwing them into the same "sink-or-swim" environment -- don't coddle them by sending them to private school, where the teachers love to make suggestions about what books to read or how to study.  Large public high schools are also very unforgiving about deadlines.  Sick?  Too bad.  Computer foul-up?  Sorry.  Still going to dock your grade.   The help parents give to students at large public high schools is generally just a fraction of the support offered at private school.  And before you accuse me of leveling unfounded accusations, I've got kids at both public and private. [/quote]

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