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The Artist vs The Athlete. Ability or Effort?

April 8, 2012 by Jen

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...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: art, grades, gym, marking, mom blog, parenting, reward ability, reward effort, rewards, school, tweens

Wretched Report Cards

November 21, 2011 by Kath 2 Comments

*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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: grades, Marks, parenting, report cards, school

How Extracurricular Actitivies Help Students

September 18, 2011 by Cayla

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...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: extracurricular activities, grades, homework, school, teacher tips

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