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<blockquote data-source="post: 4598"><p>We have made an amazingly successful middle school transition. Things are better than elementary school here. Reasons:</p><p></p><p>NO RECESS!!! (no more fighting over who's safe and who's out)</p><p></p><p>Different teachers--no "Mom" figure to try to manipulate.</p><p></p><p>Different attitude of school--a real "take no prisoners" attitude, which my difficult child does much better with.</p><p></p><p>MORE MALE TEACHERS!!--Principal, PE, Shop, Math, etc.</p><p></p><p>So, now for the advice:</p><p></p><p>This was mentioned, but it's the most important: The zipper binder. EVERYTHING goes into it. Our school wants them to put papers into dividers in the notebook, but we have a rule that it is done at home, so stuff goes in the right section. Pens, pencils, paper, loose papers, etc. just get zipped into it. Think of it as a small briefcase.</p><p></p><p>And, our most important rule: NOTHING stays in the locker. All papers, every day, come home. </p><p></p><p>Our school requires an agenda which gets homework assignments and teacher notes written into it. Get a homework buddy that you exchange calls with every night to verify assignments if difficult child is not good about writing them down. </p><p></p><p>Be especially watchful for homework papers that seem to re-appear the next evening. He may not be turning in work. I then write "turn in" in marker on the top, and he'd better have a coherent explanation if it comes home again!</p><p></p><p>Am I micro-managing? Absolutely. But I had to teach this system to difficult child's non-difficult child friend who was just messing up, so it's not just our kids who need this kind of help. I see it as giving difficult child a model so that he can take it over some day. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=", post: 4598"] We have made an amazingly successful middle school transition. Things are better than elementary school here. Reasons: NO RECESS!!! (no more fighting over who's safe and who's out) Different teachers--no "Mom" figure to try to manipulate. Different attitude of school--a real "take no prisoners" attitude, which my difficult child does much better with. MORE MALE TEACHERS!!--Principal, PE, Shop, Math, etc. So, now for the advice: This was mentioned, but it's the most important: The zipper binder. EVERYTHING goes into it. Our school wants them to put papers into dividers in the notebook, but we have a rule that it is done at home, so stuff goes in the right section. Pens, pencils, paper, loose papers, etc. just get zipped into it. Think of it as a small briefcase. And, our most important rule: NOTHING stays in the locker. All papers, every day, come home. Our school requires an agenda which gets homework assignments and teacher notes written into it. Get a homework buddy that you exchange calls with every night to verify assignments if difficult child is not good about writing them down. Be especially watchful for homework papers that seem to re-appear the next evening. He may not be turning in work. I then write "turn in" in marker on the top, and he'd better have a coherent explanation if it comes home again! Am I micro-managing? Absolutely. But I had to teach this system to difficult child's non-difficult child friend who was just messing up, so it's not just our kids who need this kind of help. I see it as giving difficult child a model so that he can take it over some day. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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