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Part of the problem is that in some areas schools (and parents) have leaned so heavily into certain notions of "equity" or "care" that they no longer are willing to require anything so specific. I use quotes because while I think there is value in moving more towards those goals than schools often did in the past, I think it's possible to take it too far. At some point there has to be some sort of standard that has to be met, and by pushing that point further and further into life (e.g, from junior high to high school to college) we're similarly lowering the bar in various areas of life.

I've met numerous parents who seem to be offended by the idea that someone would tell their child "You must do this, even if you don't want to" in basically any context. In the past I think such things were said in many contexts where they shouldn't have been, but the pendulum is swinging a bit too far the other way these days.



Doing all the work in the classroom is more equitable for students who don't have comfortable and quiet places to do work at home.

It's harder for those who have additional accommodations at home, but we could arrange for those accommodations to be made in the school, and those who have accommodations at home are in a better position to advocate for getting what they need than those with rough or busy home lives.


the funny thing is those kind of parents are just handicapping their own kids. Or is it sad? Maybe both.

I’m sure they’ll be very proud when their child grows into a half functioning adult that can’t cope with real life.

These type of parents are so shortsighted it literally hurts my brain to interact with them lol.




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