Why do upper middle class parents allow their teens to get B's?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are nuts. There are a million reasons why someone is not getting As. If you can't see this then I wonder if you are healthy in the brain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I watched my child's graduation of approx 500 kids mostly upper middle class. There was 14 with straight As. Just FYI OP

My oldest's graduating class had 500 kids. I kid you not it seemed like 400 were NHS high honors. It was a joke. Half those kids flunked out of college already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Outside of say high-level chemistry, physics and calculus, there's no reason healthy upper middle class teens should be getting B's.

The Chicago Manual of Style, one of the more widely used style guides in the United States, says:

Capital letters used as words, numerals used as nouns, and abbreviations usually form the plural by adding s. To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and an s.

Sorry, OP but your English undermines your point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Outside of say high-level chemistry, physics and calculus, there's no reason healthy upper middle class teens should be getting B's.

What the hell have you been smoking. Get a life.

[Anonymous]

I don't allow my kid. I encourage her to do as well as she can. I know that in a few years, she will be in college. In college, I will not be able to control her workload. When she is working after grad school, I will not be able to make sure she does a good job.

So, I teach her the importance of caring -- of taking responsibility. How? By letting her earn what she earns. I require her to do the work (otherwise, I will not pay for the phone). She is on her own for the grades. We do not hound her about things. (other than the one comment a year ago: miss an assignment, no phone for a week).

Oh, and she hates getting anything lower than an A-. But, it happens. I do not worry about her in college.

[Anonymous]

It's what they earned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched my child's graduation of approx 500 kids mostly upper middle class. There was 14 with straight As. Just FYI OP

My oldest's graduating class had 500 kids. I kid you not it seemed like 400 were NHS high honors. It was a joke. Half those kids flunked out of college already.

That is not the same as straight A's

[Anonymous]

"allow"

I am working hard to make sure that when my son leaves the house, he is ready to live the next stage of his life without me but wants to come visit some times.

1. "allow" is a word that makes less and less sense as time goes on.

2. If you think you can control everything with your children, you are mistaken.

[Anonymous]

Because some people can get Bs and still get into a top college. Sorry that you're not as privileged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched my child's graduation of approx 500 kids mostly upper middle class. There was 14 with straight As. Just FYI OP

My oldest's graduating class had 500 kids. I kid you not it seemed like 400 were NHS high honors. It was a joke. Half those kids flunked out of college already.

That is not the same as straight A's

OP left the door open on the occasional B.
I believe high honors at my oldest's school was 3.8.
Grading is a joke. All A kids are a dime a dozen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"allow"

I am working hard to make sure that when my son leaves the house, he is ready to live the next stage of his life without me but wants to come visit some times.

1. "allow" is a word that makes less and less sense as time goes on.

2. If you think you can control everything with your children, you are mistaken.

Amongst my kids' friends getting a B is embarrassing. These aren't tiger cubs, these are popular and involved rich kids gunning for strong colleges.

[Anonymous]

I love all of you conformists, you are hilarious!

I went to Langley and grew up as upperclass as it gets. I got Cs and Ds and then went ahead and graduated from the illustrious WVU with a bullshit communications degree, i pretty much learned nothing. I promptly put my fully developed social skills to work and entered in sales. Im 38 and making more money than surgeons and lawyers. I hit accelerators back in October and am on target to make 720k this year.

I probably could have skipped college all together and be in the same place today. You either got it, or you don't.

[Anonymous]

Well, we look at it on a case by case basis, meaning each child is different. And let's see - hmmm- to preserve mental health?

[Anonymous]

Allow? Ha! What do you do follow them to class and turn in the damn paper for them? sit next to them during the test?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love all of you conformists, you are hilarious!

I went to Langley and grew up as upperclass as it gets. I got Cs and Ds and then went ahead and graduated from the illustrious WVU with a bullshit communications degree, i pretty much learned nothing. I promptly put my fully developed social skills to work and entered in sales. Im 38 and making more money than surgeons and lawyers. I hit accelerators back in October and am on target to make 720k this year.

I probably could have skipped college all together and be in the same place today. You either got it, or you don't.

Impressive. What are you selling?