Kids write the darndest things
My youngest demonspawn brought me 2 pieces of paper to review today. One was a progress report from her math teacher that announced her math grade is currently at 92% (up from 87% on the last progress report) — although she’s getting the bulk of her best grades on homework and not such shining grades on tests, I’ll take what I can get. (And a huge thank you to those who offered tutoring; I may yet take you up on it at some point.)
The other piece of paper she brought me was this. She’s progressed from emotry to emo-illustration. It’s enough to make a mother cry with pride. (Or not.)
In other news…wake up, medicate gerbil, work, cook, laundry, chase cats off clean laundry, medicate gerbil, crochet, sleep — lather, rinse, repeat. Such a glamourous life I lead. Someday I shall have to write a memoir. (The names will be changed to protect the boring.)
September 30th, 2007 at 11:38 am
although she’s getting the bulk of her best grades on homework and not such shining grades on tests
In my experience, this could be from three likely causes:
* she’s getting help on homework at home
* she doesn’t perform well under the time pressure of standardized testing
* she doesn’t perform well under the mental pressure of closed-book examinations
Each of the three can be dealt with and the new habits will also help in all other subjects.
Check your local book stores for test help books. Mental agility games (crossword puzzles, Sudoku, etc.) will also help.