A few years ago my son brought home a single C+ on his report card. He had never had a grade lower than B+ in his life and he was devastated. The fact that the grade was in Art didn't seem to matter to him. The C+ was a huge disappointment. I am not devaluing the importance of Art at all but I was … [Read more...]
Wretched Report Cards
*SIGH*When I was a kid (yes, I was that kind of kid) I loved report cards. I looked forward to them with an anticipation second only to Christmas morning. Why? Well, of course because I was a good student, with good marks, and glowing comments and -- to be perfectly honest -- I craved that positive … [Read more...]
How Extracurricular Actitivies Help Students
Close your eyes and think about when you were in school. How many days do you really remember? Of those days, how many of them involve being taught fractions or pronouns? When I tried this experiment, I came up with about 2-dozen total, with not one being an English, Math, or French … [Read more...]