The things that have to be explained...

Oh brother. Please save me from parent conferences where I have to explain that the child's grade is low because he/she won't stop talking long enough to complete the assignment, therefore receiving no credit for the no work. Exactly why does this need ot be explained in the computer age, with grades available in real time, on the internet? Please stop asking me silly questions when the answer is right in front of you. The grade stinks because the work was not done. Period. Get over it and light a fire under the kid's rear.