As parents DH and I have told our children that their grades in school are not as important to us as their effort. If they try their best and turn in all their work, we have assured them that we'll be fine with whatever grades they earn.A couple days ago D2 was in her classroom and had done very poorly (as in extremely poorly) on a reading exam. The 2nd grade teacher stood before the class after handing out the corrected tests and cautioned, "Some of you did very bad on this test and your parents are going to be mad." D2's hand quickly shot up and when called upon, she boasted to the teacher and her peers, "My mom doesn't care about my grades at all. She won't be mad. She doesn't even care if I get an 'F'!"
So once again this week, I am having DH drive carpool as I am too embarassed to show my face at the school.
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