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Old 12-05-2006, 09:23 PM   #1
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I agree with Lookout .
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Old 12-06-2006, 06:05 AM   #2
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That is pretty creative. Our kids used to just throw away their work until finally a teacher would call and say "why aren't your kids doing their homework?"
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Old 12-06-2006, 06:22 AM   #3
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Yep make a big deal about the cover-up (short of impeachment) and be supportive about the bad grade. I've got a slippery kid here as well, she's very emotional so we work on getting her to make rational decisions about this performance stuff.
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