How do you handle C's on report card?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s fine OP. Don’t freak out!

Agree completely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s fine OP. Don’t freak out!

Agree completely.

He will be fine OP.

There is a saying: “C’s earn degrees.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:any grade below a B (so B- and below) we put screen controls until the ship is righted.

School is not hard, standards are watered down, there is no excuse for anything, but As, but Bs will be tolereated. A C is the F of the 1990s.

I heartily agree with this.

[Anonymous]

C students end up being very successful

[Anonymous]

C's are a groundable offense in our household. Our kids are capable of A-level work and that is what we expect from them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback. My frustration is less with the C, but more that he has refused help from us, from his teachers, didn't show up at extra help time with the Algebra teacher or with his academic advisor. I hired an exec. function coach last year and he battled me every single appt and refused to put the strategies to practice. I offer to sit with him, I offer to help him organize his time and plan to get work done...he refuses it all and pushes me away.

I look at Schoology every single day to try and understand what work he has and due dates, but it's not always easy given that I'm not the one in class. Not all teachers are organized on their Schoology page. And, he hasn't been forthcoming about his assignments.

Anyway, there's definitely some rebellion going on in addition to his usual executive function struggles. I just want him to learn from this and to see that doing the bare minimum is not acceptable.

You're not alone. My kids have been like this since the pandemic. They are seeing consequences, but I still don't see a lot of urgency in them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:any grade below a B (so B- and below) we put screen controls until the ship is righted.

School is not hard, standards are watered down, there is no excuse for anything, but As, but Bs will be tolereated. A C is the F of the 1990s.

You sound like a terrible Tiger Mom. Remember, an A- is an Asian F.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know Op.
It isn’t the C, it’s the lack of motivation and work ethic. I think take away devices until he checks in with you daily showing what is due, when, and confirming submission.

But you sometimes just have to love the child you have. You cannot force him to do well is he just doesn’t care and doesn’t want to

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:any grade below a B (so B- and below) we put screen controls until the ship is righted.

School is not hard, standards are watered down, there is no excuse for anything, but As, but Bs will be tolereated. A C is the F of the 1990s.

Maybe that’s true in public school but not in most private schools. They are what public schools used to be. My kid had 2-3 hrs of homework every night starting in MS. No retakes, late work gets a zero.

[Anonymous]

It’s fine to have C’s.

Most of you responding otherwise in this thread sound completely insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:any grade below a B (so B- and below) we put screen controls until the ship is righted.

School is not hard, standards are watered down, there is no excuse for anything, but As, but Bs will be tolereated. A C is the F of the 1990s.

Maybe that’s true in public school but not in most private schools. They are what public schools used to be. My kid had 2-3 hrs of homework every night starting in MS. No retakes, late work gets a zero.

I can't confirm or deny...but a good friend has a kid at Horace Mann in NYC and they allow retakes and late work. It is a per-teacher policy (yet most allow it), not a school policy...and it is the "squeaky wheel" principle.

[Anonymous]

It's middle school, who cares? I mean he got a C not an F. Assuming he has challenges, calm down.

[Anonymous]

He needs additional support. A C is unacceptable. Get him a tutor, coach, meds, whatever he's lacking.

[Anonymous]

The problem is work ethic, not the grade. Focus on that.

[Anonymous]

If my 6th grader gets a C on her report she loses her phone on school days until it’s back to a B. She only had her phone on weekends for like 2 months I think. She has all Bs now and 2 As. We’re having her assessed now for adhd or similar.