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[df1wiseguy]

I am struggling to understand the downside of you getting an email when there is a missing assignment.

Are you so busy, that an email creates that much chaos?

Or, is it that you simply don't care about a missing assignment, and would prefer that the school wait until the problem gets bigger before involving you with your child's education?

Our older daughter struggles a bit with getting homework done, and she has missed her fair share of homework deadlines over the years.  The way our school system works now - teacher enters grades for an assignment, and any student that gets recorded as "missing" generates an automatic email - to the student and parent.  I see the email, and have the conversation with daughter, and then she has to follow-up with the teacher about getting the missing assignment turned in.  I don't get involved with the teacher - but that email I get, helps me, help my daughter from falling further behind.

Reach out to the student...not ONLY the parent.  Basically passing the buck asking me to take care of it while the teacher plays candyland with their kid.  Don't pretend like you cannot communicate to the student.  I can see on the parent portal there is a missing assignment(s) that I look at EVERY DAY.  

I also know she had 3 weeks to complete the assignments.  The student also knew all she needed was a 50% in the quarter to get a passing grade vs a failing grade with no impact to the overall grade.