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"I have such interesting and articulate children!"*
Parent/Teacher conferences were yesterday and today. The boy is having his best year ever. That's been a long time coming, so I'm very happy. Everyone else is doing as expected-which is to say, very well. I'm a little annoyed that Natalie's "B" in Math was an 89.3% and caused by an incomplete assignment. I'm more annoyed that when I pointed this out to her she shrugged and said "As long as I'm passing, I don't care." She would have had a 4.0 otherwise, but was completely unconcerned when I pointed that out too. How exactly am I supposed to respond to that without looking like one of those moms who pushes her kids too hard? I'm still working on it...
*Can you name that show? I often picture the scene that quote came from when my kids are feeling particularly boisterous at the dinner table. HINT: That mom has 5 kids too, but they are all a bit older than mine or were, I guess. The show ended in 2002.
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I would handle it (and have) by telling her that what she should care about is that she did not do her best, because that's what you and her teachers expect of her and what she should expect of herself.
I agree with Fiona. My oldest is only in 4th grade, and she is certainly no scholar. I don't freak out about her grades as long as I know she's trying her best (and I know she IS, because *I'm* the one TRYING with her every night!)
I'm totally guessing, but is it the Cosby Show? I can't think of another show where there were 5 children.
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