I have had a few parents ask me "What can my child do to get an A in your class."
Be an A student 100% of the time.
I almost want to ask them "Are you an A+ parent all of the time" - my guess would be no. I think that part of the reason kids are so tempted to cheat is because they don't want to upset their parents by getting bad grades.
It is a very sad reality that some of these kids are more afraid of bringing home an A- than being called out for being a bad kid. WE all have days that aren't our best. I know that there have been lessons that have turned out a bit less than stellar.
Heck if I were giving myself a grade on getting papers back to kids I would give myself a C on average. I'll let you in on a little secret - there have been times at the end of the grading period that I've given a participation grade rather than plowing through all of those papers.
I guess it's hard for me to understand parents who want their child to get an A+. I was not that kid, those were not my parents. I got C's in some of my classes in high school and in college. I turned out okay. I'm a good citizen of the world - I don't beat my dog or cat. As an adult no one cares about the GPA I got anywhere in my educational career.
If your work is amazing - you will get an amazing grade. If you have a bad day - your grade might reflect that. It doesn't mean that you won't go to college, get a job, have a spouse, procreate or any of the other major events that will happen in life.
It might just mean you get an A-.
2 comments:
Love this. Love you. It is just so true.
Equally perplexing to me were the parents who refused to let their kids take AP or honors classes because they "might not get an A"(!!). Heaven forbid your child be challenged in life. I guess it would be better to be bored to death in a class moving too slow than to risk that perfect 4.0. Note the sarcasm.
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