tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post7330238292795752605..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: NEVER GOT AN Ajoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74910128229812105672011-10-08T15:04:56.752-04:002011-10-08T15:04:56.752-04:00I didn't get a lot of A's either. Good for...I didn't get a lot of A's either. Good for your son getting 3!<br /><br /><br />I am a new follower from About A Mom.<br />Please follow back when you can.<br />http://GrandmaReviews.com<br />http://facebook.com/GrandmaReviewsBlog<br />http://twitter.com/#!/GrandmaReviewsRachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217069052522426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-38866674088159602442011-10-08T12:29:52.048-04:002011-10-08T12:29:52.048-04:00I should also say that whilst my kids are all supe...I should also say that whilst my kids are all super smart, they definitely missed out when it came to the common sense gene - and this is something I see alot.....clever kids with no streets smarts..I remember my daughter phoning me one evening to ask me how she should cook sausage and how to tell when it was cooked - no common sense at all....<br /><br />LouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-20005332817828671292011-10-08T12:26:59.080-04:002011-10-08T12:26:59.080-04:00I never got an A either Cranky. My kids are all re...I never got an A either Cranky. My kids are all really bright and are part of something here in the UK called 'Able & Talented' which means they are in the top 5% of the country for their respective age groups academically....I have no clue where they get their smarts from - I'm not stupid but I'm not that clever...Mind you I have noticed that they seem to learn stuff in school these days that is so cool compared to the boring classes I remember - perhaps that has something to do with it.<br /><br />Lou :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-90102311561957974992011-10-07T21:37:39.968-04:002011-10-07T21:37:39.968-04:00It's weird because in my class, the kids eithe...It's weird because in my class, the kids either have A's or F's. There are not very many F's at all. I rarely ever get a kid with C's. Nowadays, it seems to be all or nothing!ReadyOrNothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300558640410517164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56776306441083802622011-10-07T17:23:38.287-04:002011-10-07T17:23:38.287-04:00I think it was much harder to earn an A back in th...I think it was much harder to earn an A back in the day. I'm not an old fart yet (although my kids might disagree with that) but back in MY day, A's were hard to come by, too.<br /><br />My son came home from school recently with a graded "research" paper that he did, and I know for a fact that he didn't do much researching while doing it, despite my nagging... and it wasn't very well written, probably took him all of two hours to complete it. And there it was...an "A" on the top of his paper! To be honest, I was looking forward to him getting a low grade, just to prove my point about putting in the work and effort in order to get good grades. When he showed me the paper, he had a smile on his face that clearly said, "See? I didn't put much effort into it and it was still an A paper! Told ya!" When I asked the teacher about it, she told me some bs about it "not being about the grade" and that it does more good to "encourage them" than to crush their spirits with a low grade, blah blah blah. Encourage them by handing out A's left and right? for work that is a C grade, at best? I'm sorry, but I expect more out of my Kindergartener. He's a slacker, and he knows it, and I won't have it, gosh darn it!<br /><br />Okay, I'm kidding. I was actually talking about my 6th grader. <br /><br />All kidding aside, though...I do think it was harder to earn an A a few years back (a few?) and teachers were not afraid of parents' reactions. And parents expected more out of their kids back then, without making lame excuses. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.theyallcallmemom.com/" rel="nofollow">Katrina @ They All Call Me Mom</a>Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.com