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<blockquote data-quote="'Chelle" data-source="post: 41053" data-attributes="member: 1161"><p>Sorry it's so hard for your difficult child at school. I'll be one to say congrats to your difficult child for coming so far and working so hard to improve. Going from a 35 to a 67 in a 4 month period is amazing to me. He deserves praise for that, which in my opinion will encourage him to do even more. To me, a child's "potential" is the best they can do with the situation they're in at the time, and with all your difficult child is overcoming from the last year, I think he's doing pretty well. :bravo:</p><p></p><p>My difficult child is one who does not do school work up to his potential according to their tests and IQ tests etc., and I know how smart he actually is. But on his report card his marks go from 60s in Social Studies and Fine Arts (not turned in homework mostly) to 88 in math. He told me the other day he had the highest mark on a grammer test in his class (87). So going from 67 on his report to 87 on a test, you know some potential isn't being lived up to :rofl:. But to me, with all the troubles we've had in the past, and difficult child's feelings on school in general, having him going every day and not getting sent home and actually getting half-decent passing marks in everything is a HUGE difference to a few years ago. We're working on turning in homework on stuff he doesn't like to do, and maybe his marks will eventually reflect his "potential" but for now I'm happy. </p><p></p><p>I am totally behind you on your rant to the teacher, well except for her kid part, I do agree with you that maybe that was a bit over the line but don't really blame you. I might have gone there as well. I don't know how you can get them to see that constantly telling someone it's not good enough will not encourage them to do better. It only makes a person say why bother trying, nothing I do will be good enough, just as you and your difficult child said. When someone has their mind set that way, differing opinions go in one ear as blah blah blah, and right out the other. I hope he can work throught he rest of this year and keep doing as well as he has, don't let the teacher get him down, and good luck on next year. </p><p></p><p>I don't know how you feel about it, but I'm kinda :smile: :faint: difficult child made it to HIGH SCHOOL!! <span style='font-size: 8pt'> Oh no, high school :eek: :crazy: </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Chelle, post: 41053, member: 1161"] Sorry it's so hard for your difficult child at school. I'll be one to say congrats to your difficult child for coming so far and working so hard to improve. Going from a 35 to a 67 in a 4 month period is amazing to me. He deserves praise for that, which in my opinion will encourage him to do even more. To me, a child's "potential" is the best they can do with the situation they're in at the time, and with all your difficult child is overcoming from the last year, I think he's doing pretty well. [img]:bravo:[/img] My difficult child is one who does not do school work up to his potential according to their tests and IQ tests etc., and I know how smart he actually is. But on his report card his marks go from 60s in Social Studies and Fine Arts (not turned in homework mostly) to 88 in math. He told me the other day he had the highest mark on a grammer test in his class (87). So going from 67 on his report to 87 on a test, you know some potential isn't being lived up to [img]:rofl:[/img]. But to me, with all the troubles we've had in the past, and difficult child's feelings on school in general, having him going every day and not getting sent home and actually getting half-decent passing marks in everything is a HUGE difference to a few years ago. We're working on turning in homework on stuff he doesn't like to do, and maybe his marks will eventually reflect his "potential" but for now I'm happy. I am totally behind you on your rant to the teacher, well except for her kid part, I do agree with you that maybe that was a bit over the line but don't really blame you. I might have gone there as well. I don't know how you can get them to see that constantly telling someone it's not good enough will not encourage them to do better. It only makes a person say why bother trying, nothing I do will be good enough, just as you and your difficult child said. When someone has their mind set that way, differing opinions go in one ear as blah blah blah, and right out the other. I hope he can work throught he rest of this year and keep doing as well as he has, don't let the teacher get him down, and good luck on next year. I don't know how you feel about it, but I'm kinda [img]:smile:[/img] [img]:faint:[/img] difficult child made it to HIGH SCHOOL!! <span style='font-size: 8pt'> Oh no, high school [img]:eek:[/img] [img]:crazy:[/img] </span> [/QUOTE]
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