Report Cards

How fitting! As we speak, students all over are anxiously waiting for their parents to come home from Parent-Teacher conferences with their report cards/progress reports! (at least the school I work at is doing it now?? lol) I, for one, was never bothered by report cards. Overall, I was a student who pulled mostly A's with little effort *not to toot my own horn..toot! toot!* The only thing I can remember about getting report cards, was my father looking at it and saying "An A-? How come it's not an A+ like Catina (the dreaded genius older sister)?" --- yes, it was JUST like coming home with those 92's instead of 98's ! Personally, I look at report cards as a motivation slip. If I got a B in Science, it would annoy me and make me work harder and focus more to get that A. I was determined! But I know every student is different. Some may think report cards are discouraging. Those who try hard and still don't do as well may give up. Some may even disregard the report card all together! Regardless, I think they're important and positive for the student, teacher AND the clueless parents.