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Giving Money for Grades????????
We do pay for good grades! They are in junior high now. When they were in grade school we used other rewards such as a new book, a trip to the museums, etc, ...
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- Talk about wrecking the intrinsic value of learning! Not everyone will agree with this, but I think paying for good grades gives the wrong message. Students should...
- Oh another controversy. This is my opinion... A) Can you afford to give EACH of your three boys money for thier grades? If you reward the oldest two you need to do ...
- I agree with Linda, reward for good effort. I went to cleveland public school and got really good grades and my dad gave me money for it, but i didnt have to work har...
Repeating a Grade
He will do this at the same school, with his sister is is going into third grade and his other sister will be starting kindergarten. ...
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- Hi, My mum held me back in kidnergarten because I was so shy. I spent K under the table. The teacher was ready to let me move forward because I was academically rea...
- Greetings G.: As long as your child knows that this is for his best interests and that you don't make a big deal out of it most children that I have worked with are ...
- I agree with the other posters that it is likely to be no big deal from the kid's perspective. The important questions to ask of the teacher(s) is what are we going ...
Confused About Kindergarten or 1St Grade Choice!
That is a BIG change between private k-Montesorri and PUBLIC SCHOOL grade 1. In many of the schools, Grade 1 is expected not only to be reading and writing ...
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- I am sure that you will get many suggestions and that they will equally be valid for either decision. I have a daughter - late Nov BDay. We also had her in Montessori ...
- I was a teacher before I started staying home after we had our first daughter 2 1/2 years ago. I have never heard of any parent regretting their decision to wait anot...
- I am a 3rd grade teacher, and I have a daughter who misses the cutoff by a week and a day (so she will be one of the older ones in her kinder class) and I have a young...
Help! My Middle School Son Is Slipping Bad.
Overall no one is going to look at his middle school grades on a college application or at his high school grades for his first job. Kids do stupid things ...
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- I would start incentives for good grades and consequences for poor grades. If he falls behind then it is going to be really hard for him to catch up. He is going to ...
- I do not know your son...I only know mine...so I will tell you about mine. He did the same thing for a few years (junior high years). He would actually do his homework...
- I'm sorry, I don't have any help but wanted to let you know that I could have written your request myself! My son sounds just like your son. His school has a color co...
To Separate Twins in First Grade... or Not?
I kept them together in kindergarten, and I fought the school to keep them together in 1st grade. They are now finishing 1st grade, and I am SO happy I kept ...
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- My twins are together now in Kindergarten, but will definately be separated next year in first grade. There is to much competition between them and I think they need ...
- Hello J. P, I was sent your email from my sister Valerie. I have twins now 14 yrs old..I separated them in the 3rd grade. I made sure that I told them that the en...
- I too am curious about the answers you'll receive. My twins boy/girl are 21 months. First off, feel lucky that your school is willing work with you on keeping togeth...
My Son Doesn't Try in School....
Is he at a new middle school with grades 6, 7, and 8? Some kids find the transition difficult and react by not doing the work. I would try talking to him ...
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- Hi J.-- My wife and I are new to the site. However I am experienceing a similar problem wth my son who just turned 9. He is having problems in school too. What I...
- My 13 year old daughter went through the same thing. She just wasn't motivated and taking away privileges didn't help. I would even sit next to her and force her to do...
- Have you tried using solo time with you or dad as a reward for good school progress? Sounds like a busy family and maybe your son misses getting all the attention. Als...
Private Christian School in Mesquite
My daughter has gone to private christian schools for Pre-K and Kindergarten but they go no higher in grades than that. I have a couple that I am going to ...
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- Dallas Christian...grades from K-12
- Hi M., My name is J.. I'm not a mom, but my friend sent me the mamasource email. My brother and sister go to a Christian school on S. Beltline Rd. in Mesquite. It i...
- Hi!! My kids attended Dallas Christian School in Mesquite and loved it. We do not live in Mesquite and had to drive about 40 minutes each way to get to school but it ...
11 Year Old Daughter's Anxiety About School.
My middle daughter is 11 and in the 6th grade this isnt a new school for her it's the same one she's gone to since Kindergarten The first week of school was ...
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- This may be a very simple suggestion, but sometimes life is very simple and experts complicate it. Have you asked your daughter if she wants to switch to another schoo...
- I am a teacher. I have taught middle school, junior high, and high school. In my opinion, the consequence for not turning in work, as you have described it, seems qu...
- She is your child, if talking nicely to administration doesn't work, then be agreesive. Tell them they have caused her anxiety, which has effected her ability to lear...
Question About Student Testing in Schools
29 Sep 2009 ... Question About Student Testing in Schools. My daughter is in first grade and recently they did testingassessment in her class of each ...
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- HI....I was a mom who did assessments of kids in school, and believe me, we did not make judgements about kids and their abilities. I did this for district 11 and we...
- When my daughter was in K they had mom's help kids with stuff but never test. And I wasn't exactly comfortable with the mom's helping my kid either I didn't want them ...
- I volunteer in an elementary school and have been asked to "proctor" tests. This just means that I administer the tests- distribute the booklets to the children, make ...
"Advanced" 4 Yr Old - What Did You Do?
My daughter has been reading since about 4 12 and reads at about a second grade level Her preschool teachers have been discussing what to do with her next ...
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- Hi M., My daughter was in the same situation you are in. She turned 5 in Dec of her K year. I am an employee of Gilbert Public School ( I am not a teacher). My kids w...
- I would still recommend sending her to kindergarten. It's a good first school experience and skipping it could be detrimental to her social/ emotional health. It is ...
- Our son was ahead at 4 as well. We homeschooled him and his siblings. It was much better all around. Especially because his social friends were around his age, but his...
