Polite way of explaining to in-laws the As their kids receive are not
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Anonymous
| The same as As received at top rung high schools? While that may sound obvious to parents reading DC Urban Moms, it is not obvious to most parents. Do you just let family delude themselves until their children try college and are weeded out? That seems so cruel to know something they’re oblivious to for years and not say something. |
Anonymous
| MYOB. You may not even be correct, and of you are it's not your place to "explain." |
Anonymous
| I think you're the one who is deluded. |
Anonymous
| Just tell them clearly and directly. Then come back and let us know how it went. |
Anonymous
| Myob. What makes you think 1) you're an expert on their grades or education and 2) anyone cares what you think? |
Anonymous
| How do you know? What are you so insecure about that you need to knock their kids down a peg? |
Anonymous
| What is wrong with you? MYOB. You know nothing about how other schools work. |
Anonymous
Not even just other kids! She says it’s her in laws’ kids - so her nieces and nephews! Trashy. |
Anonymous
Let’s play pretend that all high schools are the same, all As are the same, rigor is the same everywhere… on a super zip code-based message board with sub-forums full of highly educated parents obsessed with sending children to the best schools. |
Anonymous
Don’t you have homework, OP? |
Anonymous
| I suspect this is the same person who would post about their in-laws sending their children to substandard schools and other such foolishness. Ignore. |
Anonymous
| Explain standards based grading. An A signifies mastery of a standard. An A used to mean outstanding work. Now it is merely meeting the standard. |
Anonymous
| OP, mouth shut |
Anonymous
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why would you even think of doing this. do you think you/your kids are better than those lowly in-laws' kids?
be assured that plenty of kids from lowly high schools do great in college and go on to great careers. in fact, my in-laws' kids are the least successful kid of any i have known. one is still hopping from school to school refusing to grow up and get a job and a paycheck. the other makes practically minimum wage after a useless masters degree. |
Anonymous
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to add to the prior post:
these are kids who went to a high dollar private school and top 25 colleges. |