'I think we have to remember as parents that there are many ways to be smart — report cards do not define them all. Those little brown envelopes are not stuffed with my child’s future.' | CBCKIds
Mar 21, 2019
However, instead of resign to worry, I've come to the conclusion that the kids are fine. They sometimes like school and they sometimes don’t. Some of them struggle with grades and some of them don’t. And then some of them catch up. Some of them care about not being at the top of the class and some of them aren’t at all bothered. The problem is not with the children — the problem is with report cards.Attempting linear, straightforward grading on children is ridiculous.
"Different is good," our kids hear over and over — until report cards come home. Then they’re not keeping up or need"reading club" and all of a sudden different is SCARY. But has"different" even been properly identified or defined? This is not a criticism of teachers, but of the tool they’ve been given. After four years in the system, I question the accuracy of report cards.
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