Last week Detroit Public Schools issued report cards. For the most part, The 'Real' Princess Zaria is doing exceptional well(besides the c's in Science and Social Studies). She earned all A's and B's. The last 3 tests in Science have been very challenging for her. Even princesses need help sometimes. Well, I was anticipating a drama show when I picked her up from school but to my surprise, she was very calm. She knew she would have to pull up in those courses and she didn't 'perform' like i thought she would. My little princess is growing up. I guess I was being more anxious than I thought she would be.
I'm wondering do other parents and their children experience report card anxiety? I mean, should the emphasis really be on the grades or should it be about what is learned and retained? For example, when my oldest son was in school he didn't test well at all. I can rememember quizzing him on spelling all week. He would master our oral quiz but when he got to school---blank. He almost always flunked the tests!
Last report card marking Princess Zaria earned 3-A's, 6-B's, and a C(in science). When kids don't do well on report cards does that mean they aren't bright?
I would like for kids and parents to weigh in on this. How do you feel about report card day?
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About the connection between report cards and intelligence, I suppose there might be one in some cases, but often there isn't, in my opinion. When I was in high school, eons ago, I had a friend who had done fairly well as to grades but when she took the SATs, she did very poorly. She was broken-hearted because Stanford University rejected her application (her father and brother had gone there). She went to a different college, reapplied to Stanford after her sophomore year, and ended up getting her PhD there!
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