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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid with learning disabilities and the increased flexibility around assignments has been amazing. Also, his school offers test corrections and retakes only after you’ve do test corrections for partial credit. I like that they go back and master the material. [/quote]

I think this is absolutely fine for kids with LDs - accommodations are precisely what IEPs are for. And that's what should be happening on a case-by-case basis, not a blanket approach for everyone.[/quote]

Accommodations for students with LDs are totally fine, and have been in place for a long time.  But lowering the bar for ALL to the level where students with LDs don't even need accommodations anymore is stupid beyond words.

Do you know that we have an attendance problem at APS high schools?  [b]Some students only came to class once or twice in the ENTIRE school year, yet are passing the class[/b] (remember attendance can't count towards grades?)  I wonder what those students were doing skipping classes on daily basis.  There is no consequence whatsoever.  [/quote]

I had NO idea. My HS had a strict no skipping school (without parent note) and no leaving campus policy. I was punished for skipping school on senior skip day because I just happened to run into my dad on his lunch break while shopping downtown with my friends.  :D  And, I recall the Assistant Principal chasing me on the lawn several times as I tried to sneak back into the building after leaving the campus for lunch.

UMC kids skipping is a parenting problem. [b]I know other kids skip due to family circumstances--to work and help out their families with babysitting, extra work, etc.[/b]
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And this is why they've eliminated the "consequences" for non-attendance. I really don't believe these situations are that prevalent; and this policy does not serve these students well.[/quote] We used to require attendance in this country - post child labor laws. No child should be missing school to work or babysit.[/quote]

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