tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004136159072085450.post6962654935625640659..comments2023-10-07T02:28:07.658-05:00Comments on My Solid Best: I have got to relax.Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225042488117913679noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004136159072085450.post-35145874667754598222007-10-03T08:38:00.000-05:002007-10-03T08:38:00.000-05:00Do they teach inventive spelling at your school? I...Do they teach inventive spelling at your school? It's the death of good spelling habits...<BR/>so many of us have been in your shoes - I've been known to tell my kids to 'strive for the D.'<BR/><BR/>(talk about ashamed!)blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004136159072085450.post-20006986667689567142007-10-03T08:34:00.000-05:002007-10-03T08:34:00.000-05:00Jen - I can totally sympathize with your future si...Jen - I can totally sympathize with your future sister-in-law. For the longest time, I thought "why do something if I can't be the best?" I outgrew it, thank goodness!<BR/><BR/>Mary - I wasn't proud of the F, but I was very proud of the C I got when I retook the class. <BR/><BR/>Chelsea - That's what I'm afraid of! I don't want to make my kids hate school or for school to be stressful. But Karen is right too, that I know Jake's a smart cookie. There's no reason for him to not have straight A's.<BR/><BR/>Karen - You have two years, Karen! I don't think that most schools grade Kindergartners, do they?Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225042488117913679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004136159072085450.post-25452879655260404442007-10-02T07:33:00.000-05:002007-10-02T07:33:00.000-05:00I think part of the issue is that you know what Ja...I think part of the issue is that you know what Jake is capable of. Getting 100% on a spelling test isn't out of his relm. It is a fine line between encouraging him to do his best and not discouraging him because he didn't get the best grade. Good luck (because in a year or so I'm going to be looking to you for advice on this topic ;)Ariel05https://www.blogger.com/profile/14544033021630943634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004136159072085450.post-6297663034847708992007-10-01T15:24:00.000-05:002007-10-01T15:24:00.000-05:00It's a hard line, isn't it? My father was much lik...It's a hard line, isn't it? My father was much like you, anything less than 100% was essentially a failure. It impacted me so much the I fear I may swing the other way and have the "as long as you get into college" philosophy...which isn't all the healthy either!Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376210409920044939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004136159072085450.post-66564890710622109042007-10-01T14:14:00.000-05:002007-10-01T14:14:00.000-05:00My husband and I aren't thrilled with our kids whe...My husband and I aren't thrilled with our kids when they bring home good report cards either. That is because the school they go to has very lax standards and we know they could do better. The eldest seldom studies, but got excellent grades. I know two mothers whose children did very well at our school; both have said that they struggled in their respective universities, unable to compete with kids from better schools.<BR/><BR/>But if I see that my kids have really tried -- and yet done poorly -- for all that I am disappointed, I am proud. This is especially the case with PE, which I was awful at. <BR/><BR/>As for calculus, I would have loved just to get into the class! I was too lost in math to get much past trigonometry, so even your F would have made me proud...Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004136159072085450.post-20204329356355327682007-10-01T10:14:00.000-05:002007-10-01T10:14:00.000-05:00hmm, that's a tough one. I would like to think tha...hmm, that's a tough one. I would like to think that I would be okay with A's & B's. I know I would have a hard time accepting C's though. <BR/><BR/>My brother's FW has very high expectations of herself. In fact, she got a B in one of the hardest undergraduate chemistry classes offered at her university. She was so upset at the B that she decided to against taking any other chem classes or pursuing any career goal that included chemistry. I was floored!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294739836615377996noreply@blogger.com