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What about a kid who moves into the district two days before the start of classes & didn't know about, didn't do the 'summer homework'? Does he get an 'F'? Is he denied enrollment in a class that req'd summer homework on the basis that he didn't do that homework?

I'm with the parent & kid on this one. The teachers certainly 'work' on the basis of a contract with specified calendar limits. Moreover, if the kid wanted to go to summer school, he could enroll in 'summer school', for which he would accumulate extra credit towards graduation. And finally, a 16-17 year old kid in high school honors calculus could damn well spend the summer taking classes at a local university & be earning credits towards a college degree. This is a clear case of the public school overstepping its bounds and IMO, they can go fly a kite.

As a former teacher, I must partly disagree. The teacher is passionately trying to push the kids to better themselves...demanding such from kids increases a teacher's workload as well and unconscientious teachers do not do that.

That said, the teacher went a bit too far in a personal crusade for academic competence in the 3Rs.

But that father--what a piece of (non-school) work....

"What about a kid who moves into the district two days before the start of classes & didn't know about, didn't do the 'summer homework'? Does he get an 'F'? Is he denied enrollment in a class that req'd summer homework on the basis that he didn't do that homework?"

Legally he would have to be either excused from the work or given ample opportunity to make it up.

"I'm with the parent & kid on this one. The teachers certainly 'work' on the basis of a contract with specified calendar limits. Moreover, if the kid wanted to go to summer school, he could enroll in 'summer school', for which he would accumulate extra credit towards graduation. And finally, a 16-17 year old kid in high school honors calculus could damn well spend the summer taking classes at a local university & be earning credits towards a college degree. This is a clear case of the public school overstepping its bounds and IMO, they can go fly a kite."

Let me repeat, this is just like regular homework. I, speaking as a student myself, actually endorse the idea before taking some advanced classes. From what I hear, teaching some of the AP classes would be impossible without it.