Are you a grade-obsessed parent? Symptoms include: Anything less than straight A’s means failure. If your child gets an A- on a quiz, you expect them to retake the quiz or look into extra credit opportunities. If your child gets a bad grade on a test, your first response is to email the teacher. You don’t have to share your answers. This quiz won’t be graded. … [Read more...] about Does school success equal life success?
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Obvious Can Be Easier
Tomorrow is the first PTAA meeting at my older son's new school. Instead of Parent Teachers Association, it's a Parents, Teachers, and Administrators Associaion. I'm attending a new parent coffee and will have an opportunity to sign up for various committees. I got anxious earlier today about how I'm going to stick out like a sore thumb. It will be obvious that I'm not your typical PTAA … [Read more...] about Obvious Can Be Easier
Three Words for Graduates
The DJs on the morning radio show mentioned their daughter is finishing 5th grade and moving on to middle school. They asked the question, “What 3 words of advice would you give to a graduate?” I looked forward to the answers, since my older son J is also finishing elementary school this week. As I listened to the advice (ex. “Just keep learning”), I thought about what my … [Read more...] about Three Words for Graduates